Etymology

hexasilicide

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Today it means: Any silicide having six silicon atoms Full definition →

English silicide ← 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. Englishsilicide
  8. English todayhexasilicide

From hexa- + silicide.

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