Where does “секстет” come from?

секстет (Kazakh) comes from Russian сексте́т, from French sextette, from Italian sestetto, from Italian sesto, from Latin Sextus, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

секстет (Kazakh): sextet

Definitions

  1. sextet

Ancestry of “секстет”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсексте́т—
2Frenchsextette—
3Italiansestettosextet
4Italiansestosixth; pair of compasses; layout, due place,...
5LatinSextusparticularly popular in Gaul. (Occasionally also found as a cognomen.) In particular
6Latinsexsix; 6
7Proto-Italicsekssix
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Italic seks →Every word from Latin sex →