Where does “siesta” come from?

siesta (Italian) comes from Spanish siesta, from Old Spanish siesta, from Latin sexta, from Latin Sextus, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

siesta (Italian): siesta, nap

Definitions

siesta, nap

Ancestry of “siesta”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	siesta	siesta, nap
2	Old Spanish	siesta	noon; midday
3	Latin	sexta	Noon, reckoned as the sixth hour of daylight;...
4	Latin	Sextus	particularly popular in Gaul. (Occasionally also found as a cognomen.) In particular
5	Latin	sex	six; 6
6	Proto-Italic	seks	six
7	Proto-Indo-European	swéḱs	six

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