Hect(a) [Hect, Hecta]

Morpheme

Hect(a) [Hect, Hecta]

Type

bound base

Denotation

hundred, 102

Etymology

French hecto-; Ancient Greek hekatón

Evidence

dotriacontahectane, hectad, hectagon, hectane, hectare, hectagram, hectane, hectoamp, hectoampere, hectobecquerel, hectogram, hectohedron, hectokatal, hectoliter, hectometer, hectopascal, hectosecond, hectowatt

Notes

International System of Units “Metric Prefix”
Hect more common than Hecta

Doublet

Cent

See Also

Cent