Etymology

hexaploid

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Today it means: Having six complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell Full definition →

English hexa- ← Latin hexa- ← Ancient Greek ἑξα- (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. English todayhexaploid

From hexa- + -ploid.

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