Where does “hexagonal” come from?

Hexagonal derives from English hexagon, from Ancient Greek ἕξάγωνον meaning six-angled, composed of ἕξ (six) and -γωνος (angled), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs.

hexagonal (English): Having six edges, or having a cross-section in...

Definitions

  1. Having six edges, or having a cross-section in...

Ancestry of “hexagonal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhexagonA polygon with six sides and six angles
2Latinhexagōnumhexagon
3Ancient Greekἑξάγωνονhexagon
4Ancient Greekἑξα-Forming compound words with the sense of "six"
5Ancient Greekἕξsix
6Proto-Hellenichwékscardinal...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

Words derived from “hexagonal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Ancient Greek ἑξα- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἑξάγωνον →
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