Where does “sessantasei” come from?
sessantasei (Italian) comes from Italian sei, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.
sessantasei (Italian): sixty-six
Definitions
- sixty-six
Ancestry of “sessantasei”, step by step
sessantasei traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian sei
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | sei | six; second-person singular indicative present of... |
| 2 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |
via Italian sessanta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | sessanta | sixty |
| 2 | Latin | sexāgintā | sixty; 60 |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sweḱsḱomt | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs-dḱomt | six-ten |