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

  1. A Roman coin worth one sixth of an as

Ancestry of “sextans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsextansa sixth part of an as; the sixth part of the...
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 →