English
hexaphosphorus
From hexa- + phosphorus.
Formed from hexa- + phosphorus
Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- ‘to bear, carry’
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Ancient Greek φέρω ‘to bring, bear, carry’
Ancient Greek φῶς ‘light’
Ancient Greek φωσφόρος ‘the bearer of light’
Latin phōsphorus
English phosphorus
Today it means
noun six atoms of phosphorus in a compound
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Etymograph / hexaphosphorus