The story
- Proto-Indo-European*swéḱs
- Proto-Hellenic*hwéks
- Ancient Greekἕξ (héx)
- Ancient Greekἑξα- (hexa-)
- Latinhexa-
- Englishhexa-
- Englishchord
- English todayhexachord
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
hexachord
Today it means: A series of six tones denoted with the syllables ut-re-mi-fa-sol-la separated by seconds, the only of which that is a minor second being mi-fa. Full definition →
English chord ← Latin hexa- ← Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-)