Where does “hexaquark” come from?

hexaquark (English) comes from English hexa-, from Latin hexa-, from Ancient Greek ἑξα-, from Ancient Greek ἕξ, from Proto-Hellenic hwéks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

hexaquark (English): Any exotic particle composed of six quarks

Definitions

  1. Any exotic particle composed of six quarks

Ancestry of “hexaquark”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhexa-API; six
2Latinhexa-hexa
3Ancient Greekἑξα-Forming compound words with the sense of "six"
4Ancient Greekἕξsix
5Proto-Hellenichwékscardinal...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from English hexa- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἑξα- →