Words that come from Proto-Hellenic “hwéks”

248 words across 14 languages descend from Proto-Hellenic hwéks — including hexagonal, hexadecimal, hexagon, hexagram, hexavalent, hexafluoride, samite, hexamer.

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English (178)

Italian (33)

Ancient Greek (11)

Latin (6)

German (6)

Greek (4)

Hungarian (2)

Catalan (2)

Luxembourgish (1)

Danish (1)

Old French (1)

Portuguese (1)

Byzantine Greek (1)

Middle High German (1)