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Where does “semotus” come from?

semotus (Latin) comes from Latin semoveo, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

semotus (Latin): removed; remote, distant, retired

Definitions

  1. removed; remote, distant, retired

Ancestry of “semotus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsemoveoI move apart, put aside, remove, separate, part
2Latinsē-—
3Latinsexsix; 6
4Proto-Italicsekssix
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
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