Etymology

hexapolar

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Today it means: Having six poles Full definition →

English polar ← 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. Englishpolar
  8. English todayhexapolar

From hexa- + polar.

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