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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—
4Latinharēna—
5Latinhasena—
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