English

hexahex

From hexa- + hex (“hexagon”).

Formed from hexa- + hex ‘hexagon’

Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs ‘six’

Proto-Hellenic *hwéks ‘six’

Ancient Greek ἕξ ‘six’

English hexa-

German hexen ‘to perform witchcraft, cast a spell/spells’

Pennsylvania German hexe ‘to practice witchcraft’

English hex

Today it means

noun A polyhex composed of six hexagons

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