English

hexaaluminium

From hexa- + aluminium.

Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs ‘six’

Proto-Hellenic *hwéks ‘six’

Ancient Greek ἕξ ‘six’

English hexa-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut- ‘beer’

Latin alūmen ‘alum’

Today it means

noun Six aluminium atoms or ions in a compound (Al₆).

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Etymograph / hexaaluminium