Where does “semisextula” come from?
semisextula (Latin) comes from Latin sextula, from Latin sexta, from Latin Sextus, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.
semisextula (Latin): half of a sextula, the twelfth part of an uncia
Definitions
- half of a sextula, the twelfth part of an uncia
Ancestry of “semisextula”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | sextula | the sixth part of an uncia, the seventy-second... |
| 2 | Latin | sexta | Noon, reckoned as the sixth hour of daylight;... |
| 3 | Latin | Sextus | particularly popular in Gaul. (Occasionally also found as a cognomen.) In particular |
| 4 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |