Where does “sextuplet” come from?

sextuplet (English) comes from English sextuple, from Latin Sextus, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

sextuplet (English): A group of six objects; One of a group of six...

Definitions

  1. A group of six objects; One of a group of six...

Ancestry of “sextuplet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsextuplea sixfold amount; Having six parts; Being six...
2LatinSextusparticularly popular in Gaul. (Occasionally also found as a cognomen.) In particular
3Latinsexsix; 6
4Proto-Italicsekssix
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →