Where does “sextionio” come from?

sextionio (Swedish) comes from Swedish nio, from Old Swedish nio, from Old Norse níu, from Proto-Germanic newun, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.

sextionio (Swedish): sixty-nine

Definitions

  1. sixty-nine

Ancestry of “sextionio”, step by step

sextionio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish nio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnionine
2Old Swedishnionine
3Old Norseníunine
4Proto-Germanicnewunnine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine

via Swedish sextio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsextiosixty; the number 60
2Old Swedishsæxtighisixty
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic newun →Every word from Old Norse níu →