Where does “seixanta-tres” come from?
seixanta-tres (Catalan) comes from Catalan tres, from Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
seixanta-tres (Catalan): sixty-three
Definitions
- sixty-three
Ancestry of “seixanta-tres”, step by step
seixanta-tres traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan tres
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | tres | three; a castell with three castellers on each... |
| 2 | Latin | trēs | three; 3 |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | trēs | three |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
via Catalan seixanta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | seixanta | sixty |
| 2 | Latin | sexaginta | sixty; 60 |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sweḱsḱomt | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs-dḱomt | six-ten |