Where does “ἑκατον” come from?
ἑκατον (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic hekətón, from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ — ten.
ἑκατον (Ancient Greek): hundred
Ancestry of “ἑκατον”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Hellenic | hekətón | hundred |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱm̥tóm | hundred |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | déḱm̥ | ten |
Words derived from “ἑκατον”