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Where does “centumvir” come from?

centumvir (English) comes from Latin centumvir, from Latin centum, from Latin folium, from Proto-Italic *foljom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃yom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

centumvir (English): One of a court of about 100 judges chosen to try...

Definitions

  1. One of a court of about 100 judges chosen to try...

Ancestry of “centumvir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincentumvircentumvir
2Latincentuma hundred; 100
3Latinfoliuma leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper
4Proto-Italic*foljom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰolh₃yomleaf
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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