Where does “sextuply” come from?
sextuply (English) comes from English sextuple, from Latin Sextus, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.
sextuply (English): In a sextuple fashion
Ancestry of “sextuply”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |