Etymology

hexabromide

H4E1X8A1B3R1O1M3I1D2E1

Today it means: any bromide containing six bromine atoms in each molecule Full definition →

English bromide ← Latin hexa- ← Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*swéḱs
  2. Proto-Hellenic*hwéks
  3. Ancient Greekἕξ (héx)
  4. Ancient Greekἑξα- (hexa-)
  5. Latinhexa-
  6. Englishhexa-
  7. Englishbromide
  8. English todayhexabromide

From hexa- + bromide.

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