Where does “sexagenarian” come from?
sexagenarian (English) comes from Latin sexagenarius, from Latin sexāgēnus, from Latin sexāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European sweḱsḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs-dḱomt — six-ten.
sexagenarian (English): Being between the age of 60 and 69, inclusive. In...
Definitions
- Being between the age of 60 and 69, inclusive. In...
Ancestry of “sexagenarian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | sexagenarius | of or relating to sixty; sexagenary, sixty years... |
| 2 | Latin | sexāgēnus | sixty each; sixty at a time |
| 3 | Latin | sexāgintā | sixty; 60 |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sweḱsḱomt | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs-dḱomt | six-ten |