Etymograph

English

hexaporphyrin

From hexa- + porphyrin.

Formed from hexa- + porphyrin

Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs ‘six’

Proto-Hellenic *hwéks ‘six’

Ancient Greek ἕξ ‘six’

English hexa-

German Porphyrin

English porphyrin

Today it means

noun An array of six porphyrin units that forms a Möbius strip

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

Etymograph / hexaporphyrin