hect-

American  

1. variant of hecto- before a vowel.

   hectare.

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Usage

What does hect- mean? Hect- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “hundred.” It is very occasionally used in technical terms, especially in measurements. Hect- comes from Greek hekatón, meaning “hundred,” which is distantly related both to English hundred and Latin centum, “hundred.” Find out more at our entries for cent and hundred. What are variants of hect-?Hect- is a variant of hecto-, which loses its -o- when combined with words or word elements beginning with vowels. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use hecto- article. In some rare instances, hecto- and hect- are spelled with a -k-, becoming hekto- and hekt-.