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