Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Ancient Greekἑκατόν“hundred”
- Frenchhecto-
- Englishhecto-
From French hecto-, from Ancient Greek ἑκατόν (hekatón, “hundred”). Doublet of hecato- and centi-.
More words from French, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian хекто-, хекто-
- хекто- (hekto-)hundred
- хекто- (hekto-)SI 102
Czech hekto-
- hekto-hundred
Danish hekto-
- hekto-hundred
Dutch hecto-
- hecto-hundred
Esperanto hekto-
- hekto-hundred
Finnish hehto-
- hehto-hundred
French hecto-, hecto-
- hecto-hundred
- hecto-SI 102
German hekto-
- hekto-hundred
Greek εκατό-, εκατο-
- εκατό- (ekató-)hundred
- εκατο- (ekato-)hundred
Hindi शत-
- शत- (śat-)hundred
Hungarian hekto-
- hekto-hundred
Icelandic hektó-
- hektó-hundred
Indonesian hekto-
- hekto-hundred
Italian etto-
- etto-hundred
Japanese ヘクト-
- ヘクト- (hekuto)hundred
Korean 헥토-
- 헥토- (hekto-)hundred
Malay hekto-
- hekto-hundred
Polish hekto-
- hekto-hundred
Portuguese hecto-
- hecto-hundred
Russian гекто-
- гекто- (gekto-)hundred
Slovak hekto-
- hekto-hundred
Spanish hecto-
- hecto-hundred
Swedish hekto-
- hekto-hundred
Thai เฮกโต-, ศต-
- เฮกโต- (hêek-dtoo-)hundred
- ศต- (sà-dtà-, sàt-dtà-)hundred
Turkish hekto-
- hekto-hundred
Vietnamese héc-tô
- héc-tôhundred
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APA
hecto-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hecto-
MLA
“hecto-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hecto-. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hecto-,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hecto-.
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