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Etymology of the Latin word sextans

the New Latin word sextans (one-sixth of any unit)
derived from the Classical Latin word sex (six)

Derivations in other languages

English sextant, English sextans, Italian sestante, Portuguese sextante, Spanish sextante

Usage

Word found in New Latin



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