English

hexasilver

From hexa- + silver.

Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs ‘six’

Proto-Hellenic *hwéks ‘six’

Ancient Greek ἕξ ‘six’

English hexa-

Proto-Germanic *silubrą ‘silver’

Proto-West Germanic *silubr ‘silver’

Old English seolfor ‘silver’

Middle English silver ‘silver’

Today it means

noun Six silver atoms or ions in a compound (Ag₆).

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

Etymograph / hexasilver