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Where does “seixante” come from?

seixante (Old French) comes from Latin sexāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European sweḱsḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs-dḱomt — six-ten.

Ancestry of “seixante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsexāgintā—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansweḱsḱomt—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱs-dḱomtsix-ten

Words derived from “seixante”

  • soixantième
  • soixante
  • soixantaine
  • sessànte
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