Where does “sekskant” come from?

sekskant (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk kant, from Italian canto, from Latin cantus, from Latin canere, from Latin caneo, from Latin -eo, from Proto-Italic -ēō, from Proto-Italic -ējō — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

sekskant (Norwegian Nynorsk): a hexagon

Definitions

  1. a hexagon

Ancestry of “sekskant”, step by step

sekskant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk kant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkantan edge, a border; an area; a direction
2Italiancantosong; singing; corner
3Latincantussung, recited; sounded, blew; chanted
4Latincanerepresent active infinitive of canō; second-person...
5LatincaneoI am white, gray or hoary
6Latin-eoForms stative verbs from adjectives; dative...
7Proto-Italic-ēōForms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;...
8Proto-Italic-ējō
9Proto-Indo-European-éh₁yetiThematicization of the athematic stative verbal...
10Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

via Norwegian Nynorsk seks

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksekssix
2Old Norsesexsix
3Proto-Germanicsehssix
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Latin -eoEvery word from Latin caneo
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