Where does “sexangular” come from?

sexangular (English) comes from Latin sexangularis, from Latin sexangulus, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

sexangular (English): Having six angles; hexagonal

Definitions

  1. Having six angles; hexagonal

Ancestry of “sexangular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsexangularis
2Latinsexangulushexagonal
3Latinsexsix; 6
4Proto-Italicsekssix
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

Words derived from “sexangular

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱsEvery word from Proto-Italic seksEvery word from Latin sex
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