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
- of or relating to sixty; sexagenary, sixty years...
Ancestry of “sexagenarius”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | sexāgēnus | sixty each; sixty at a time |
| 2 | Latin | sexāgintā | sixty; 60 |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sweḱsḱomt | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs-dḱomt | six-ten |