Where does “hexadecimális” come from?
hexadecimális (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian hexa-, from Ancient Greek ἑξα-, from Ancient Greek ἕξ, from Proto-Hellenic hwéks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.
hexadecimális (Hungarian): hexadecimal
Ancestry of “hexadecimális”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | hexa- | hexa- |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἑξα- | Forming compound words with the sense of "six" |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἕξ | six |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | hwéks | cardinal... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |