Where does “Sextans” come from?

Sextans (English) comes from Latin sextāns, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

Sextans (English): A dim spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a sextant. It lies south of the constellation of Leo

Definitions

  1. A dim spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a sextant. It lies south of the constellation of Leo

Ancestry of “Sextans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsextānsa sixth
2Latinsexsix; 6
3Proto-Italicsekssix
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Italic seks →Every word from Latin sex →