Etymograph

English

hexastich

Hexastich comes from Latin hexastichus ‘of six rows, lines, or verses’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhexastichus‘of six rows, lines, or verses’
  2. Englishtodayhexastich

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhexastichus‘of six rows, lines, or verses’
  2. Englishtodayhexastich

Today it means

noun A poem consisting of six verses or lines.

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

Etymograph / Latin hexastichus / hexastich