English

hexachiral

From hexa- + chiral.

Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs ‘six’

Proto-Hellenic *hwéks ‘six’

Ancient Greek ἕξ ‘six’

English hexa-

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- ‘hand’

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰésōr ‘hand’

Proto-Hellenic *kʰéhər

Ancient Greek χείρ ‘hand’

Today it means

adj hexagonal and chiral

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

Etymograph / hexachiral