Etymograph

English

sextain

Sextain comes from Latin sextus ‘sixth’, from sex ‘six’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*swéḱs‘six’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*seks‘six’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsex‘six’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsextus‘sixth’
  5. Englishtodaysextain

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*swéḱs‘six’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*seks‘six’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsex‘six’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsextus‘sixth’
  5. Englishtodaysextain

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs ‘six’

six, hexane, 15 more

Today it means

noun A stanza of six lines; a sestine or sestina.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs / sextain

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