Etymograph

English

hexastyle

Hexastyle comes from Ancient Greek ἑξάστυλος.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἑξάστυλοςhexástulos
  2. Englishtodayhexastyle

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἑξάστυλοςhexástulos
  2. Englishtodayhexastyle

Equivalent to hexa- + -style

Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs ‘six’

Proto-Hellenic *hwéks ‘six’

Ancient Greek ἕξ ‘six’

English hexa-

Today it means

adj having six columns at the front on the portico

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

Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἑξάστυλος / hexastyle