"hexa-" meaning in English

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Prefix

Forms: hex- [alternative]
Etymology: From Latin hexa-, from Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-), from ἕξ (héx, “six”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|hexa-}} Latin hexa-, {{der|en|grc|ἑξα-}} Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} hexa-, {{en-prefix}} hexa-
  1. Six. Wikipedia link: number prefix Tags: morpheme Synonyms: sexa-#Prefix, sex-#Prefix Related terms: number Translations (prefix for 6): heksa- (Estonian), heksa- (Finnish), hexa- (French), hexa- (Galician), hexa- (German), षट्- (ṣaṭ-) (Hindi), छ- (cha-) (Hindi), hexa- (Hungarian), heksa- (Indonesian), esa- (Italian), hexa- (Latin), heksa- (Polish), heks- (Polish), hexa- (Portuguese), hexa- (Romanian), exa- (Romanian)
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