Where does “centage” come from?

Centage derives from Old French cent, from Latin centum meaning "hundred," from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm, the same root as Latin -icus and Proto-Indo-European -kos and -eh₂tos.

centage (English): Rate by the hundred; percentage

Definitions

  1. Rate by the hundred; percentage

Ancestry of “centage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincentuma hundred; 100
2Latinfoliuma leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper
3Proto-Italic*foljom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰolh₃yomleaf
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →