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hexa-

prefix · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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prefix

Meaning 1

Six.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: morpheme

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sexa-, sex-

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs Proto-Hellenic *hwéks Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx) Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-)der. Latin hexa-der. English hexa- From Latin hexa-, from Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-), from ἕξ (héx, “six”). By surface analysis, hex- + -a-. Piecewise doublet of sexa-.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Estonian: heksa- — prefix for 6
  • Finnish: heksa- — prefix for 6
  • French: hexa- — prefix for 6
  • Galician: hexa- — prefix for 6
  • German: hexa- — prefix for 6
  • Hindi: षट्- (ṣaṭ-) — prefix for 6
  • Hindi: छ- (cha-) — prefix for 6
  • Hungarian: hexa- — prefix for 6
  • Indonesian: heksa- — prefix for 6
  • Italian: esa- — prefix for 6
  • Latin: hexa- — prefix for 6
  • Polish: heksa- — prefix for 6
  • Polish: heks- — prefix for 6
  • Portuguese: hexa- — prefix for 6
  • Romanian: hexa- — prefix for 6
  • Romanian: exa- — prefix for 6