Where does “sextantarius” come from?

sextantarius (Latin) comes from Latin sextāns, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

sextantarius (Latin): containing a Sextans as, worth only one-sixth of an as

Definitions

  1. containing a Sextans as, worth only one-sixth of an as

Ancestry of “sextantarius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsextānsa sixth
2Latinsexsix; 6
3Proto-Italicsekssix
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Italic seks →Every word from Latin sex →