Etymograph

English

sixel

Blend of six + pixel.

A blend of six + pixel

Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs

Proto-Germanic *sehs

Proto-West Germanic *sehs

Old English six

Middle English six

English six

English pix ‘pictures’

English pixel

Today it means

noun A dot analogous to a pixel, forming part of a code based on sets of six such dots, used to transmit bitmap graphics to certain printers and terminals.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “sixel”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / sixel