| 【six】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "siex," "six," and "sex." It carries the basic meaning of "six." from PIE *s(w)eks |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "six"]
six ****[851]
sixteen **[3777] Sixteen is the number 16.
sixth **[3544] The sixth item in a series is the one that you count as number six.
sixty ***[3188] When you talk about the sixties, you are referring to numbers between 60 and 69. For example, if you are in your sixties, you are aged between 60 and 69. If the temperature is in the sixties, it is between 60 and 69 degrees.
[WORD ROOT]root six
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] six
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) siex, six, sex
[MEANING]root six
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 siex six
- 【Old English】 six six
- 【Old English】 sex six
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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six ★★★★[851] noun from six
【DEFINITION】
【ROOTs】 six; six
【Etymology】 《Old English siex》 six
【First Known Meaning】 1 more than five, twice three; the number which is one more than five; a symbol representing this number
sixteen ★★[3777] numeral from sixteen 〈 six
【DEFINITION】 Sixteen is the number 16.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ six; six ⑵ teen; 10, ten
【Etymology】 《Old English sixtyne》 [siex+-teen]
sixth ★★[3544] adjective from six
【DEFINITION】 The sixth item in a series is the one that you count as number six.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ six; six ⑵ th; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English siex》 six
【DERIVATIVEs】 sixthly, sixth
sixty ★★★[3188] noun from six
【DEFINITION】 When you talk about the sixties, you are referring to numbers between 60 and 69. For example, if you are in your sixties, you are aged between 60 and 69. If the temperature is in the sixties, it is between 60 and 69 degrees.
【pl.】 sixties
【ROOTs】 ⑴ six; six ⑵ ty; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English siex》 six
【First Known Meaning】 1 more than fifty-nine, twice thirty; the number which is one more than fifty-nine; a symbol representing this number
【DERIVATIVEs】 sixtyish, sixty
Other words containing "six"; sixtieth
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
site-, situ-
sist-
sing
simple
simil-, simul-
sign
sider
side
short
sex
