English

hectokilo-

From hecto- + kilo-.

Proto-Hellenic *hekətón ‘hundred’

Ancient Greek ἑκατόν ‘hundred’

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- ‘hand’

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰesliyoy

Proto-Hellenic *kʰehliyoi ‘thousand’

Ancient Greek χίλιοι ‘one thousand’

English kilo-

Today it means

prefix In the metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 100,000. Symbol: hk

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

Etymograph / hectokilo-