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Hexagon

2 stages from Greek to English.

Today it means a geometric shape with six sides and six angles
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Stage 1 of 2
hex
Greek · ancient
"six"
six, combined with gonia (angle)
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Stage 2 of 2
hexagon
English · 1560s
"a six-sided geometric shape"
settled as the geometric word for a six-sided shape
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