Where does “sex þúsund” come from?
sex þúsund (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sex, from English sex, from English sect, from Middle English secte, from Old French secte, from Late Latin secta, from Latin sequi, from Latin sequor — to follow; to see; to say.
sex þúsund (Icelandic): six thousand
Definitions
- six thousand
Ancestry of “sex þúsund”, step by step
sex þúsund traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic sex
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | sex | six; the cardinal number after fimm and before... |
| 2 | English | sex | A category into which sexually-reproducing... |
| 3 | English | sect | An offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing... |
| 4 | Middle English | secte | A variety or sort; a category with a... |
| 5 | Old French | secte | a sect in philosophy or religion |
| 6 | Late Latin | secta | a sect in philosophy or religion, a school,... |
| 7 | Latin | sequi | present active infinitive of sequor; follow, come... |
| 8 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |