Where does “6e” come from?

6e (French) comes from French sixième, from French six, from Middle French six, from Old French sis, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

6e (French): 6th

Definitions

  1. 6th

Ancestry of “6e”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsixièmesixth
2Frenchsixsix
3Middle Frenchsixsix
4Old Frenchsissix
5Latinsexsix; 6
6Proto-Italicsekssix
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Italic seks →Every word from Latin sex →