English

hexasyllabic

From hexa- + syllabic.

Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs ‘six’

Proto-Hellenic *hwéks ‘six’

Ancient Greek ἕξ ‘six’

English hexa-

Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₂gʷ- ‘to take, grasp’

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Ancient Greek σῠλλᾰμβᾰ́νω ‘to bring together’

Ancient Greek συλλαβή ‘syllable’

Ancient Greek συλλαβικός

Medieval Latin syllabicus

Today it means

adj Having six syllables.

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

Etymograph / hexasyllabic