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

Definitions

  1. hexadecimal

Ancestry of “hexadecimális”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhexa-hexa- forming compound words with the sense of "six"
2Ancient Greekἑξα-Forming compound words with the sense of "six"
3Ancient Greekἕξsix
4Proto-Hellenichwékscardinal...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Ancient Greek ἑξα- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic hwéks →