Etymograph

English

hectogram

Hectogram comes from French hectogramme.

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presenthectogramme
  2. Englishtodayhectogram

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presenthectogramme
  2. Englishtodayhectogram

Equivalent to hecto- + gram

Proto-Hellenic *hekətón ‘hundred’

Ancient Greek ἑκατόν ‘hundred’

English hecto-

Ancient Greek γράμμα ‘a small weight, a scruple’

French gramme

English gram

Every English word from French hectogramme

Today it means

noun An SI unit of mass equal to 10² grams. Symbol: hg

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Etymograph / French hectogramme / hectogram

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