Etymograph

English

hexapotassium

From hexa- + potassium.

Formed from hexa- + potassium

Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs ‘six’

Proto-Hellenic *hwéks ‘six’

Ancient Greek ἕξ ‘six’

English hexa-

Today it means

noun Six potassium atoms or ions in a compound

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