Where does “siesta” come from?
Siesta comes from Spanish siesta, from Latin sexta, the feminine form of sextus meaning sixth, ultimately from Latin sex meaning six, originally denoting the sixth hour of the Roman day.
siesta (English): A nap, especially an afternoon one taken after...
Definitions
- A nap, especially an afternoon one taken after...
Ancestry of “siesta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | siesta | siesta, nap |
| 2 | Old Spanish | siesta | — |
| 3 | Latin | sexta | Noon, reckoned as the sixth hour of daylight;... |
| 4 | Latin | Sextus | — |
| 5 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |
Words derived from “siesta”