Where does “hexahex” come from?

hexahex (English) comes from English hex, from English hexagon, from Latin hexagōnum, from Ancient Greek ἑξάγωνον, from Ancient Greek ἑξα-, from Ancient Greek ἕξ, from Proto-Hellenic hwéks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

hexahex (English): A polyhex composed of six hexagons

Definitions

  1. A polyhex composed of six hexagons

Ancestry of “hexahex”, step by step

hexahex traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hex

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhexTo cast a spell on (specifically an evil spell), to bewitch
2EnglishhexagonA polygon with six sides and six angles
3Latinhexagōnumhexagon
4Ancient Greekἑξάγωνονhexagon
5Ancient Greekἑξα-Forming compound words with the sense of "six"
6Ancient Greekἕξsix
7Proto-Hellenichwékscardinal...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

via English hexa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhexa
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱsEvery word from Ancient Greek ἑξα-Every word from Ancient Greek ἑξάγωνον
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