hexadeca-

hexadeca-

English

Alternative forms

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”).

    Prefix

    Greek number prefix
    16 Previous: pentadeca-
    Next: heptadeca-

    hexadeca-

    1. sixteen

    Derived terms

    English terms prefixed with hexadeca-
    hexadecarsenide
    hexadecachoron
    hexadecaflagellate
    hexadecagon
    hexadecahedron
    hexadecaroon
    hexadecahydrate
    hexadecahydroxy
    hexadecile
    hexadecamer
    hexadecaoxide
    hexadecapeptide
    hexadecaploid
    hexadecapolar
    hexadecapole
    hexadecatriene
    hexadecavalent

    See also

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