Hecto- Definition
hektō, hektə
prefix
One hundred (102 ).
Hectare.
American Heritage
In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 100. Symbol: h.
Wiktionary
affix
One hundred; the factor 102
Hectogram.
Webster's New World
Origin of Hecto-
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French alteration of Greek hekaton hundred dekm̥ in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French, from Ancient Greek ἑκατόν (hekaton, “hundred”).
From Wiktionary
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Fr, contr < Gr hekaton, hundred
From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
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