English

hexakisphosphate

From hexakis- + phosphate.

Ancient Greek ἑξάκις ‘six times’

Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- ‘to bear, carry’

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Ancient Greek φωσφόρος ‘that which brings light, light-bearing’

Latin phōsphorus

French phosphore ‘phosphorus (element)’

French phosphate

Today it means

noun A compound having six simple phosphate groups

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

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