Where does “hexa-” come from?

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

hexa- (Portuguese): hexa

Definitions

hexa

Ancestry of “hexa-”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	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

Words derived from “hexa-”

hexacloreto
hexafluoreto
hexacampeonato
hexacampeão
hexano
hexavô

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Ancient Greek ἑξα- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic hwéks →