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Where does “ἑξᾰ-” come from?

ἑξᾰ- (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἕξ, from Proto-Hellenic hwéks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

ἑξᾰ- (Ancient Greek): Forming compound words with the sense of "six"

Definitions

  1. Forming compound words with the sense of "six"

Ancestry of “ἑξᾰ-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἕξsix
2Proto-Hellenichwékscardinal...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

Words derived from “ἑξᾰ-”

  • hexagonal
  • hexadecimal
  • hexagon
  • hexagram
  • hexavalent
  • hexafluoride
  • hexamer
  • hexene
  • hexaploid
  • hexadecane
  • hexachord
  • hexapod
  • hexahedral
  • hexameric
  • hexagonally
  • hexanol
  • hexahedron
  • hexahydrate
  • hexachlorobenzene
  • hexapeptide
  • hexachlorocyclohexane
  • hexapole
  • hexachloride
  • hexatonic
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