Where does “percent” come from?
Percent comes from New Latin per centum, meaning "by the hundred."
percent (English): For every hundred; A percentage, a proportion;...
Definitions
- For every hundred; A percentage, a proportion;...
Ancestry of “percent”, step by step
percent traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian percento
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | percento | percent |
| 2 | New Latin | per centum | by the hundred; for every hundred; by one hundred |
via Latin per centum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | per centum | for every hundred; by one hundred |
via New Latin [[per]] [[centum]]
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Latin | [[per]] [[centum]] | — |