Where does “sexta” come from?
sexta (Catalan) comes from Latin sexta, from Latin Sextus, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.
sexta (Catalan): feminine singular of sext; sixth; sext; a...
Definitions
- feminine singular of sext; sixth; sext; a...
Ancestry of “sexta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | sexta | Noon, reckoned as the sixth hour of daylight;... |
| 2 | Latin | Sextus | particularly popular in Gaul. (Occasionally also found as a cognomen.) In particular |
| 3 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |