Where does “sixième” come from?

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

sixième (French): sixth

Definitions

  1. sixth

Ancestry of “sixième”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsixsix
2Middle Frenchsixsix
3Old Frenchsissix
4Latinsexsix; 6
5Proto-Italicsekssix
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

Words derived from “sixième”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Italic seks →Every word from Latin sex →