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Where does “sesterno” come from?

sesterno (Italian) comes from Italian sesto, from Latin Sextus, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

sesterno (Italian): A booklet composed of six sheets

Definitions

  1. A booklet composed of six sheets

Ancestry of “sesterno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansestosixth; pair of compasses; layout, due place,...
2LatinSextus—
3Latinsexsix; 6
4Proto-Italicsekssix
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →