hect- root words — words with the hect- root

The root hect- comes from Greek hekaton, meaning hundred. 10 words in Dendril are built from it, including hectare, hectares, hecatomb, hectarage, hectocotylus, hectogram, hectograph, hectoliter, hectometer, hectometre. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the hect- root

Explore words with hect- — words containing the hect- root and sharing its sense of "hundred". Examples include hectare, hectares, hecatomb, hectarage, hectocotylus, hectogram, hectograph, hectoliter, hectometer, hectometre. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The hect- root means hundred, from Greek hekaton. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.