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
Ancestry of “siesta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | siesta | siesta, nap |
| 2 | Old Spanish | siesta | — |
| 3 | Latin | sexta | Noon, reckoned as the sixth hour of daylight;... |
| 4 | Latin | Sextus | — |
| 5 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |
Words derived from “siesta”