Where does “hectare” come from?

hectare (French) comes from Ancient Greek ἑκατόν, from Proto-Hellenic hekətón, from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ — ten.

hectare (French): hectare; first-person singular present indicative...

Definitions

  1. hectare; first-person singular present indicative...

Ancestry of “hectare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἑκατόνhundred
2Proto-Hellenichekətónhundred
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱm̥tómhundred
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten

Words derived from “hectare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Hellenic hekətón →