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Where does “sessanta” come from?

sessanta (Italian) comes from Latin sexāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European sweḱsḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs-dḱomt — six-ten.

sessanta (Italian): sixty

Definitions

  1. sixty

Ancestry of “sessanta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsexāgintā—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansweḱsḱomt—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱs-dḱomtsix-ten

Words derived from “sessanta”

  • sessantaduenne
  • sessantotto
  • sessantottino
  • sessantacinque
  • sessantacinquenne
  • ultrasessantacinquenne
  • sessantenne
  • sessantaquattro
  • sessantaquattrenne
  • sessantottismo
  • ultrasessantenne
  • sessantadue
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