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Where does “sexagenarius” come from?

sexagenarius (Latin) comes from Latin sexāgēnus, from Latin sexāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European sweḱsḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs-dḱomt — six-ten.

sexagenarius (Latin): of or relating to sixty; sexagenary, sixty years...

Definitions

  1. of or relating to sixty; sexagenary, sixty years...

Ancestry of “sexagenarius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsexāgēnus—
2Latinsexāgintā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansweḱsḱomt—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱs-dḱomtsix-ten

Words derived from “sexagenarius”

  • sexagenary
  • sexagénaire
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