Six
/sɪks/noun
The number 6.
Did you know?The English word six descends from a Proto-Indo-European numeral that also lies behind Latin sex, Greek hex, and Sanskrit ṣaṣ, showing how ancient number-words can survive almost unchanged for millennia.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*swéḱs
“the number six”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*sehs
“the number six”
Old English
English
si(x)
“the number six”
Middle English
English
six
“the number six”
Modern English
English
six
“the number 6”
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