Proto-Indo-European

*swéḱs

‘six’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs.

18 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs, most familiar first.

• six ← *sehs ← *sehs
• hexane ← ἕξ ← *hwéks
• sextuple ← sextus ← *sekstos ← *swéḱstos
• sice ← sys ← sis ← sex ← *seks
• sexto ← sextus ← *sekstos ← *swéḱstos
• sextile ← sextīlis ← sextus ← *sekstos ← *swéḱstos
• sestina ← sesto ← sextus ← *sekstos ← *swéḱstos
• sestet ← sestetto ← sesto ← sextus ← *sekstos
• sextillion ← sextus ← *sekstos ← *swéḱstos
• hexapody ← ἕξ ← *hwéks
• sextary ← sextarie ← sextārius ← sextus ← *sekstos
• sextans ← sex ← *seks

More words from *swéḱs

• sextarius
• sextate
• sextain
• sexfid
• sextumvirate
• staio

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs