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Where does “exa-” come from?

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

exa- (English): API; In the International System of Units and...

Definitions

  1. API; In the International System of Units and...

Ancestry of “exa-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “exa-”

  • exabyte
  • exahertz
  • exasecond
  • exalitre
  • exakatal
  • exagram
  • exaflop
  • exametre
  • exanewton
  • exascale
  • exaton
  • exabyte
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →