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Where does “centicoin” come from?

centicoin (English) comes from English centi-, from French centi-, from Latin centi-, from Latin centum, from Latin folium, from Proto-Italic *foljom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃yom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-.

centicoin (English): One hundredth of a bitcoin

Definitions

  1. One hundredth of a bitcoin

Ancestry of “centicoin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcenti-API; hundred; one-hundredth; In the International...
2Frenchcenti-centi-
3Latincenti-one hundred-, hundred-; "indicates a count of one...
4Latincentuma hundred; 100
5Latinfoliuma leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper
6Proto-Italic*foljom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰolh₃yomleaf
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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