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Where does “εκατό” come from?

εκατό (Greek) comes from Byzantine Greek ἑκατό, from Ancient Greek ἑκατόν, from Proto-Hellenic hekətón, from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ — ten.

εκατό (Greek): hundred, 100; hundred; In Greece, the telephone...

Definitions

  1. hundred, 100; hundred; In Greece, the telephone...

Ancestry of “εκατό”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekἑκατό—
2Ancient Greekἑκατόνhundred
3Proto-Hellenichekətónhundred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱm̥tómhundred
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten

Words derived from “εκατό”

  • εκατομμύριο
  • εκατομμυριούχος
  • εκατοντάδα
  • εκατοστός
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