Where does “sexta-feira” come from?
sexta-feira (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese sesta feira, from Latin feria sexta, from Latin sexta, from Latin Sextus, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.
sexta-feira (Portuguese): Friday
Definitions
- Friday
Ancestry of “sexta-feira”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | sesta feira | Friday |
| 2 | Latin | feria sexta | Friday |
| 3 | Latin | sexta | Noon, reckoned as the sixth hour of daylight;... |
| 4 | Latin | Sextus | particularly popular in Gaul. (Occasionally also found as a cognomen.) In particular |
| 5 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |