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
- A group of six objects; One of a group of six...
Ancestry of “sextuplet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | sextuple | a sixfold amount; Having six parts; Being six... |
| 2 | Latin | Sextus | — |
| 3 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |