Etymology

hexode

H4E1X8O1D2E1

Today it means: a thermionic valve containing two triodes; was used in superheterodyne radio receivers Full definition →

English hex- ← 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. Englishhex-
  8. English todayhexode

From hex- + -ode (“way”).

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