Where does “sextuple” come from?
sextuple (English) comes from Latin Sextus, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.
sextuple (English): a sixfold amount; Having six parts; Being six...
Definitions
- a sixfold amount; Having six parts; Being six...
Ancestry of “sextuple”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Sextus | — |
| 2 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |
Words derived from “sextuple”