Where does “centigrade” come from?
Centigrade derives from Latin centum (hundred) and gradus (step, degree), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʰredʰ- (to step or walk).
centigrade (English): Having 100 divisions between two fixed points;...
Definitions
- Having 100 divisions between two fixed points;...
Ancestry of “centigrade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | centi- | API; hundred; one-hundredth; In the International... |
| 2 | French | centi- | centi |
| 3 | Latin | centi- | one hundred-, hundred-; "indicates a count of one... |
| 4 | Latin | centum | a hundred; 100 |
| 5 | Latin | folium | a leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *foljom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰolh₃yom | leaf |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |