Where does “Hexarthrius” come from?

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

Hexarthrius (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Hexarthrius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhexa-hexa
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 →