English

hexaphosphate

From hexa- + phosphate.

Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs ‘six’

Proto-Hellenic *hwéks ‘six’

Ancient Greek ἕξ ‘six’

English hexa-

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 Any compound that has six phosphate groups or ions in each molecule or unit cell

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

Etymograph / hexaphosphate