6/8 comes from before triplet notation was a thing. 2/4 is simple time, 6/8 is compound time for 2/4. Compound time was/is used for writing triplet rhythms.
2/4 = 2 notes per beat = 1 & 2 &
6/8 = 3 notes per beat = 1 & a 2 & a
3/4 = 2 notes per beat = 1 & 2 & 3 &
9/8 = 3 notes per beat = 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a
4/4 = 2 notes per beat = 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
12/8 = 3 notes per beat = 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
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