Where does “sexa-” come from?

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

sexa- (English): API "or, before a vowel" sex-; six

Definitions

  1. API "or, before a vowel" sex-; six

Ancestry of “sexa-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsexsix; 6
2Proto-Italicsekssix
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

Words derived from “sexa-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Italic seks →Every word from Latin sex →