Etymology

hexahydride

H4E1X8A1H4Y4D2R1I1D2E1

Today it means: Any hydride containing six atoms of hydrogen Full definition →

English hydride ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin hexa-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swéḱs
  2. Proto-Hellenic*hwéks
  3. Ancient Greekἕξ (héx)
  4. Ancient Greekἑξα- (hexa-)
  5. Latinhexa-
  6. Englishhexa-
  7. Englishhydro-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  9. Englishhydride
  10. English todayhexahydride

From hexa- + hydride.

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