English

hexabasic

From hexa- + basic.

A compound of hexa- + basic

Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs ‘six’

Proto-Hellenic *hwéks ‘six’

Ancient Greek ἕξ ‘six’

English hexa-

Proto-Indo-European *gʷémtis ‘step’

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Latin basis ‘pedestal, base’

Old French base

Middle English base ‘foundation’

English base

English basic

Today it means

adj containing six replaceable hydrogen atoms

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / hexabasic