Where does “six” come from?

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

six (Middle French): six

Definitions

  1. six

Ancestry of “six”, step by step

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

Words derived from “six”

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