English Explanatory Dictionary

hexadeca-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. sixteen

Word forms

hexadeca- hexadec-

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs Proto-Hellenic *hwéks Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx) Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-)der. Latin hexa-der. English hexa- Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Hellenic *dékə Ancient Greek δέκᾰ (dékă) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs) Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás)der. Late Latin decasder. French déca-bor. English deca- English hexadeca- From hexa- (“six”) + deca- (“ten”). Compare Ancient Greek ἑκκαίδεκα (hekkaídeka, “sixteen”).

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number
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