Where does “sys” come from?

sys (Middle English) comes from Old French sis, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

sys (Middle English): cinque; the number six on dice

Definitions

  1. cinque; the number six on dice

Ancestry of “sys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsissix
2Latinsexsix; 6
3Proto-Italicsekssix
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

Words derived from “sys”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Italic seks →Every word from Latin sex →