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Where does “sis” come from?

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

sis (Old French): six

Definitions

  1. six

Ancestry of “sis”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sis”

  • six
  • sixième
  • sis
  • six
  • sis
  • shijh
  • sis
  • sis
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