Where does “hectárea” come from?

hectárea (Galician) comes from Galician área, from Old Portuguese arẽa, from Latin arēna, from Latin harēna, from Latin hasena.

hectárea (Galician): hectare

Definitions

  1. hectare

Ancestry of “hectárea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianáreaarea, extent of surface
2Old Portuguesearẽasand
3Latinarēna
4Latinharēnasand
5Latinhasena
Every word from Latin hasenaEvery word from Latin harēnaEvery word from Latin arēna
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