Where does “siestar” come from?
siestar (Ido) comes from Ido siesto, from Spanish siesta, from Old Spanish siesta, from Latin sexta, from Latin Sextus, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.
siestar (Ido): to sleep in the afternoon
Definitions
- to sleep in the afternoon
Ancestry of “siestar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ido | siesto | siesta, midday or afternoon nap |
| 2 | Spanish | siesta | siesta, nap |
| 3 | Old Spanish | siesta | noon; midday |
| 4 | Latin | sexta | Noon, reckoned as the sixth hour of daylight;... |
| 5 | Latin | Sextus | particularly popular in Gaul. (Occasionally also found as a cognomen.) In particular |
| 6 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |