English

hexasulfate

From hexa- + sulfate.

Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs ‘six’

Proto-Hellenic *hwéks ‘six’

Ancient Greek ἕξ ‘six’

English hexa-

Latin sulphur ‘sulfur’

New Latin sulphatum

French sulfate

Today it means

noun A chemical compound that has six sulfate ions

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Etymograph / hexasulfate