English

hexapedal

From hexa- + pedal.

Formed from hexa- + pedal

Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs ‘six’

Proto-Hellenic *hwéks ‘six’

Ancient Greek ἕξ ‘six’

English hexa-

Proto-Indo-European *ped- ‘to walk, to step’

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Latin pēs ‘a human foot’

Latin pedālis ‘foot’

Italian pedale

French pédale

English pedal

Today it means

adj Having six legs

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

Etymograph / hexapedal