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Where does the word "hexagon" come from? It comes from Greek hex, and was adopted directly into English (1560s).
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Where does the word "hexagon" come from? It comes from Greek hex, and was adopted directly into English (1560s).
Hexagon’s story begins in Greek: hex meant “six.” Six, combined with gonia (angle). It reached English by 1560s as hexagon. Settled as the geometric word for a six-sided shape. Today, hexagon means a geometric shape with six sides and six angles.
- Stage 1 · Greek · ancient hex "six", six, combined with gonia (angle).
- Stage 2 · English · 1560s hexagon "a six-sided geometric shape", settled as the geometric word for a six-sided shape.