Where does “hexahydric” come from?

hexahydric (English) comes from English hydric, from English hydro, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ, from Proto-Hellenic *údōr — water.

hexahydric (English): That has six hydroxyl groups

Definitions

  1. That has six hydroxyl groups

Ancestry of “hexahydric”, step by step

hexahydric traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hydric

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhydricCharacterized by, or requiring, moisture;...
2Englishhydrohydroelectric; hydroponic; hydroelectric power
3Ancient Greekὕδωρwater; rainwater, rain; sweat
4Proto-Hellenic*údōrwater

via English hexa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhexa—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *údōr →Every word from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ →Every word from English hydro →