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Where does “esadecimale” come from?

esadecimale (Italian) comes from Italian esa-, from Yoruba ṣà, from English Sir, from English sire, from Middle English sire, from Old French sire, from Vulgar Latin seior, from Latin senior — old.

esadecimale (Italian): hexadecimal

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Ancestry of “esadecimale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianesa-hexa-
2Yorubaṣà—
3EnglishSirAlternative letter-case form of sir; The titular...
4EnglishsireA lord, master, or other person in authority,...
5Middle EnglishsireUsed preceding the name or title of a knight,...
6Old Frenchsirenominative singular of sieur; master, sir, lord;...
7Vulgar Latinseior—
8Latinseniorolder, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot
9Latinsenexold, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old...
10Proto-Indo-Europeansénosold
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