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by ianburrell 681 days ago
The dictionary says that "hecto" is hundreth "from French hecto-, from Ancient Greek ἑκατόν (hekatón, “hundred”)." It was sometimes spelled "hecato" in 19th century.

In English, "hexa" is the prefix for sixth from the Greek "hex".

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Certainly; I'm merely suggesting English is wrong.