sexa-

See also: sexa and sexà

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From a form of Latin sex (“six”) (as in sexāgintā (“sixty”)). By surface analysis, sex- +‎ -a-. Piecewise doublet of hexa-.

Prefix

Latin number prefix
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Next: septua-

sexa-

  1. (now rare) Six.
    Synonym: hexa- (Greek-derived counterpart)

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with sexa-
sexadecimal
sexagon
sexahedron
sexameter
sexaquark
sexagenarian
sexagenary
sexagesimal
sexagesm
sexasyllabic
sexavalent

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