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Where does “siestica” come from?

siestica (Spanish) comes 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.

siestica (Spanish): Diminutive of siesta

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of siesta

Ancestry of “siestica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsiestasiesta, nap
2Old Spanishsiesta—
3LatinsextaNoon, reckoned as the sixth hour of daylight;...
4LatinSextus—
5Latinsexsix; 6
6Proto-Italicsekssix
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
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