Where does “巴仙” come from?
巴仙 (Chinese) comes from English percent, from Italian percento, from New Latin per centum — by the hundred; for every hundred; by one hundred.
巴仙 (Chinese): percent
Ancestry of “巴仙”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | percent | For every hundred; A percentage, a proportion;... |
| 2 | Italian | percento | percent |
| 3 | New Latin | per centum | by the hundred; for every hundred; by one hundred |