Where does “stioro” come from?
stioro (Italian) comes from Italian staiolo, from Italian staio, from Latin sextarius, from Latin Sextus, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.
stioro (Italian): A unit of measure employed in Florence,...
Definitions
- A unit of measure employed in Florence,...
Ancestry of “stioro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | staiolo | — |
| 2 | Italian | staio | bushel; An ancient unit of surface area |
| 3 | Latin | sextarius | sextarius, the sixth part |
| 4 | Latin | Sextus | — |
| 5 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |