Where does “Sehter” come from?

Sehter (Hungarian) comes from German Sechtari, from Latin sextarius, from Latin Sextus, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

Ancestry of “Sehter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSechtari
2Latinsextariussextarius, the sixth part
3LatinSextusparticularly popular in Gaul. (Occasionally also found as a cognomen.) In particular
4Latinsexsix; 6
5Proto-Italicsekssix
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

Words derived from “Sehter

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱsEvery word from Proto-Italic seksEvery word from Latin sex
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