Etymograph

English

hexacarbonate

From hexa- + carbonate.

Formed from hexa- + carbonate

Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs ‘six’

Proto-Hellenic *hwéks ‘six’

Ancient Greek ἕξ ‘six’

English hexa-

French carbonate

English carbonate

Today it means

noun Six carbonate ions in a compound.

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

Etymograph / hexacarbonate