Etymology of the English word hexadecimal
the English word
hexadecimalusing the English prefix
hexa-derived from the Greek prefix
hexa-, ἑξα-
derived from the Greek word
hex, ἕξ (out)
derived from the English word
decimalderived from the Latin word
decimalis (decimal)
derived from the Latin word
decima (tithe; tenth part)
derived from the Latin word
decimusderived from the Latin word
decem (ten)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dekm₀Usage
Word found in Modern English
