Where does “hexacode” come from?

hexacode (English) comes from English code, from Middle English code, from Old English codd, from Proto-Germanic kuddô, from Proto-Indo-European gewt-, from Proto-Indo-European gū- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

hexacode (English): A particular linear code of length 6 and...

Definitions

  1. A particular linear code of length 6 and...

Ancestry of “hexacode”, step by step

hexacode traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English code

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcodeA short symbol, often with little relation to the...
2Middle EnglishcodeAny kind of plant gum; a gummy or resinous...
3Old Englishcoddbag; sack; husk
4Proto-Germanickuddôbag; pod; sack; purse
5Proto-Indo-Europeangewt-sack; pouch; pouch, sack
6Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via English hexa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhexa
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gewt-Every word from Proto-Germanic kuddô