Where does “sessantotto” come from?
sessantotto (Italian) comes from Italian otto, from Latin octō, from Proto-Italic oktō, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
sessantotto (Italian): sixty-eight
Definitions
- sixty-eight
Ancestry of “sessantotto”, step by step
sessantotto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian otto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | otto | eight |
| 2 | Latin | octō | eight; 8 |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | oktō | eight |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓw | eight |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | aḱ- | sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,... |
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 |