Etymograph

English

sixte

Sixte comes from Old French siste ‘sixth’.

  1. Old Frenchc. 842–1400siste1‘sixth’
  2. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600sixte1
  3. Frenchc. 1600–presentsixte1
  4. Englishtodaysixte1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English sixte

Lineage

  1. Old Frenchc. 842–1400sisteWiktionary, English sixte‘sixth’
  2. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600sixteWiktionary, English sixte
  3. Frenchc. 1600–presentsixteWiktionary, English sixte
  4. EnglishtodaysixteWiktionary, English sixte

Every English word from Old French siste

Today it means

noun The sixth defensive position, with the sword hand held at chest height, and the tip of the sword at eye level.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “sixte”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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