Where does “syxta” come from?

syxta (Old English) comes from Old English siex, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

syxta (Old English): sixth

Definitions

  1. sixth

Ancestry of “syxta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsiexsix
2Latinsexsix; 6
3Proto-Italicsekssix
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱsEvery word from Proto-Italic seksEvery word from Latin sex
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