English

hecato-

Hecato- comes from Ancient Greek ἑκατόν ‘hundred’, and goes back to Proto-Hellenic *hekətón.

Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*hekətón‘hundred’reconstructed
Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἑκατόνhekatón‘hundred’
Englishtodayhecato-

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*hekətón‘hundred’reconstructed
Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἑκατόνhekatón‘hundred’
Englishtodayhecato-

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ ‘ten’

ten, dick, dean, dozen, decade, den, diner, decimal, tenfold, denier, centigrade, dwt, doyen, deni, centenarian, deca, 48 more

through Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥t ‘ten’

centurion, 9 more

through Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm ‘hundred’

century, cent, hundred, sen, hectare, 15 more

Today it means

prefix One hundred; one hundred times.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Hellenic *hekətón / hecato-

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