Where does “hexacyanogen” come from?

hexacyanogen (English) comes from English cyanogen, from English cyano — a univalent functional group, -CN, consisting of...

Ancestry of “hexacyanogen”, step by step

hexacyanogen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cyanogen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcyanogenThe pseudohalogen (CN); a colorless, poisonous gas used as a rocket propellant, an insecticide and in chemical warfare
2Englishcyanoa univalent functional group, -CN, consisting of...

via English hexa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhexa
Every word from English cyano