Where does “hekta” come from?
hekta (Swahili) comes from English hectare, from French hectare, from Ancient Greek ἑκατόν, from Proto-Hellenic hekətón, from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ — ten.
hekta (Swahili): hectare
Definitions
- hectare
Ancestry of “hekta”, step by step
hekta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hectare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hectare | A unit of surface area (symbol ㏊) equal to 100 ares (that is, 10,000 square metres, one hundredth of a square kilometre, or approximately 2.5 acres), used for measuring the areas of geographical features such as land and bodies of water |
| 2 | French | hectare | hectare; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἑκατόν | hundred |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | hekətón | hundred |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱm̥tóm | hundred |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | déḱm̥ | ten |