Etymograph

English

hexairon

From hexa- + iron.

Formed from hexa- + iron

Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs ‘six’

Proto-Hellenic *hwéks ‘six’

Ancient Greek ἕξ ‘six’

English hexa-

Proto-Celtic *īsarnom

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Proto-West Germanic *īsarn

Old English īsern ‘the metal iron’

Old English īren

Middle English iren ‘iron’

English iron

Today it means

noun Six iron atoms or ions in a compound (Fe₆).

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

Etymograph / hexairon