Where does “sextans” come from?
sextans (English) comes from Latin sextans, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.
sextans (English): A Roman coin worth one sixth of an as
Definitions
- A Roman coin worth one sixth of an as
Ancestry of “sextans”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | sextans | a sixth part of an as; the sixth part of the... |
| 2 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |