English
hexapody
Hexapody comes from Ancient Greek ἕξ ‘six’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*swéḱs‘six’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*hwéks‘six’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἕξhéx‘six’
- Englishtodayhexapody
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*swéḱs‘six’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*hwéks‘six’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἕξhéx‘six’
- Englishtodayhexapody
Formed from hexa- + -pody
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs ‘six’
through Ancient Greek ἕξ ‘six’
Today it means
noun A verse or measure of six metrical feet.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs / hexapody