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Where does “hexone” come from?

hexone (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.

hexone (English): A liquid hydrocarbon, CH, of the valylene series,...

Definitions

  1. A liquid hydrocarbon, CH, of the valylene series,...

Ancestry of “hexone”, step by step

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