Etymograph

English

hectokatal

From hecto- + katal.

A compound of hecto- + katal

Proto-Hellenic *hekətón ‘hundred’

Ancient Greek ἑκατόν ‘hundred’

English hecto-

Ancient Greek καταλύω ‘I dissolve’

Ancient Greek κατάλυσις ‘dissolution’

English katal

Today it means

noun An SI unit of catalytic activity equal to 10² katals. Symbol: h

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

Etymograph / hectokatal