Etymology

sestet

S1E1S1T1E1T1

Today it means: A piece of music composed for six voices or six instruments; a sextet or sestuor. Full definition →

Italian sestetto
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  1. Italian · derived fromsestetto
  2. English todaysestet

From Italian sestetto, from sesto (“sixth”), Latin sextus, from sex (“six”).

Words from the same roots

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