Where does “héc-ta” come from?

héc-ta (Vietnamese) comes from French hectare, from Ancient Greek ἑκατόν, from Proto-Hellenic hekətón, from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ — ten.

héc-ta (Vietnamese): hectare unit of surface area

Definitions

  1. hectare unit of surface area

Ancestry of “héc-ta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhectarehectare; first-person singular present indicative...
2Ancient Greekἑκατόνhundred
3Proto-Hellenichekətónhundred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱm̥tómhundred
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten

Words derived from “héc-ta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Hellenic hekətón →