Where does “sexāgēnus” come from?
sexāgēnus (Latin) comes from Latin sexāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European sweḱsḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs-dḱomt — six-ten.
sexāgēnus (Latin): sixty each; sixty at a time
Definitions
- sixty each; sixty at a time
Ancestry of “sexāgēnus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | sexāgintā | sixty; 60 |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sweḱsḱomt | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs-dḱomt | six-ten |