Where does “sixth” come from?
Sixth comes from Middle English sixte, Old English siexta, and Proto-Germanic sehstô, ultimately derived from the cardinal number six.
sixth (English): The ordinal form of the number six; The person or...
Definitions
- The ordinal form of the number six; The person or...
Ancestry of “sixth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | sixt | Obsolete spelling of sixth |
| 2 | Middle English | sixte | sixth; A sixth; something which is sixth; A... |
| 3 | Old English | siexta | sixth |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sehstô | sixth |
Words derived from “sixth”