English

hexalead

From hexa- + lead.

Formed from hexa- + lead

Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs ‘six’

Proto-Hellenic *hwéks ‘six’

Ancient Greek ἕξ ‘six’

English hexa-

Proto-Indo-European *leyt- ‘to leave, die’

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Proto-Germanic *laidijaną ‘to cause one to go, lead’

Proto-West Germanic *laidijan

Old English lǣdan ‘to lead’

Middle English leden

English lead

Today it means

noun Six lead atoms or ions in a compound (Pb₆).

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

Etymograph / hexalead