Where does “sexagesimal” come from?
sexagesimal (English) comes from Latin sexagesimalis, from Latin sexāgēsimus, from Latin sexāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European sweḱsḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs-dḱomt — six-ten.
sexagesimal (English): Of, pertaining to, proceeding by, or based on the...
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- Of, pertaining to, proceeding by, or based on the...
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