Where does “hexa-” come from?
hexa- (English) comes from Latin hexa-, from Ancient Greek ἑξα-, from Ancient Greek ἕξ, from Proto-Hellenic hwéks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.
hexa- (English): API; six
Definitions
- API; six
Ancestry of “hexa-”, step by step
Words derived from “hexa-”
- hexadecimal
- hexagram
- docosahexaenoic
- hexavalent
- hexafluoride
- hexaploid
- hexachord
- hexahydrate
- hexachlorobenzene
- hexapeptide
- hexachlorocyclohexane
- hexachloride
- hexatonic
- hexachordal
- hexamethylenediamine
- hexamethyl
- hexafluoro
- hexafluoroisopropanol
- hexabenzocoronene
- hexasaccharide
- hexachlorobutadiene
- allohexaploid
- hexacosane
- hexacoordinate