Etymograph

English

hexachotomy

From hexa- + -chotomy, after dichotomy, or from Ancient Greek ἑξαχῇ (hexakhēî, “in six ways”).

A compound of hexa- + -chotomy

Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs ‘six’

Proto-Hellenic *hwéks ‘six’

Ancient Greek ἕξ ‘six’

English hexa-

Today it means

noun The division of one into six separate but related parts.

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

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