Where does “staio” come from?
staio (Italian) comes from Latin sextarius, from Latin Sextus, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.
staio (Italian): bushel; An ancient unit of surface area
Definitions
- bushel; An ancient unit of surface area
Ancestry of “staio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | sextarius | sextarius, the sixth part |
| 2 | Latin | Sextus | particularly popular in Gaul. (Occasionally also found as a cognomen.) In particular |
| 3 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |
Words derived from “staio”