Where does “seixanta” come from?
seixanta (Catalan) comes from Latin sexaginta, from Proto-Indo-European sweḱsḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs-dḱomt — six-ten.
seixanta (Catalan): sixty
Definitions
- sixty
Ancestry of “seixanta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | sexaginta | sixty; 60 |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sweḱsḱomt | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs-dḱomt | six-ten |