Where does “sjesta” come from?
sjesta (Polish) comes from French sieste, from Spanish siesta, from Old Spanish siesta, from Latin sexta, from Latin Sextus, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.
sjesta (Polish): siesta
Definitions
- siesta
Ancestry of “sjesta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | sieste | siesta, a nap or rest during the hottest hours,... |
| 2 | Spanish | siesta | siesta, nap |
| 3 | Old Spanish | siesta | noon; midday |
| 4 | Latin | sexta | Noon, reckoned as the sixth hour of daylight;... |
| 5 | Latin | Sextus | particularly popular in Gaul. (Occasionally also found as a cognomen.) In particular |
| 6 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |