hectare=الهكتار

hectare=الهكتار

ONLINE ETYMOLOGY DICTIONARY:

hectare

1810, from Fr. hectare "a hundred ares," formed from Gk. hekaton "hundred" (see hecatomb) + L. area "vacant piece of ground" (see area). A superficial measure containing 100 ares, coined by decree of the French National Convention in 1795.

WICTIONARY

From French hectare, formed from Ancient Greek ἑκατόν (hekaton, “hundred”) + are.