Etymology of the English word hexagon
the English word
hexagonderived from the Latin word
hexagonum (hexagon, six-sided figure)
derived from the Greek word
hexagonos, ἑξάγωνος
using the Greek prefix
hexa-, ἑξα-
derived from the Greek word
hex, ἕξ (out)
using the Greek suffix
-gonos, -γωνος
derived from the Greek word
gonia, γωνία (angle; an angle)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*genu-derived from the Greek word
heksderived from the Late Latin word
hexagonderived from the Greek word
hexagononderived from the Greek word
gonia, γωνία (angle; an angle)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*genu-using the Greek prefix
hexa-, ἑξα-
derived from the Greek word
hex, ἕξ (out)
Derivations in English
hexagonal,
flexagonUsage
Word found in Modern English
