Where does “hecto” come from?
hecto (French) comes from French hectolitre, from French litre, from Medieval Latin litra, from Ancient Greek λίτρα, from Proto-Italic *līðrā — ingot.
hecto (French): hectolitre
Definitions
- hectolitre
Ancestry of “hecto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | hectolitre | hectolitre |
| 2 | French | litre | litre |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | ingot |