Meanings
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*swéḱs
- Proto-Hellenic*hwéks
- Ancient Greekἕξ (héx)
- Ancient Greekἑξα- (hexa-)
- Latinhexa-
- Englishhexa-
- Proto-Indo-European*déḱm̥
- Proto-Hellenic*dékə
- Ancient Greekδέκᾰ (dékă)
- Ancient Greekδεκάς (dekás)
- Late Latindecas
- Frenchdéca-
- Englishdeca-
- Englishhexadeca-
From hexa- (“six”) + deca- (“ten”). Compare Ancient Greek ἑκκαίδεκα (hekkaídeka, “sixteen”).
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APA
hexadeca-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexadeca-
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“hexadeca-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexadeca-. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hexadeca-,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexadeca-.
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