Where does “santim” come from?
santim (English) comes from Latvian santīms, from French centime, from French cent, from English cent, from Middle English cent, from Old French cent, from Latin centum, from Latin folium.
santim (English): A subunit of Latvian currency. 100 santims equal...
Definitions
- A subunit of Latvian currency. 100 santims equal...
Ancestry of “santim”, step by step
santim traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latvian santīms
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | santīms | — |
| 2 | French | centime | centime (hundredth of a franc, coin) |
| 3 | French | cent | hundred; cent |
| 4 | English | cent | A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of... |
| 5 | Middle English | cent | — |
| 6 | Old French | cent | one hundred |
| 7 | Latin | centum | a hundred; 100 |
| 8 | Latin | folium | a leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *foljom | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰolh₃yom | leaf |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Arabic سَنْتِيم
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | سَنْتِيم | — |
via Amharic ሳንቲም
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amharic | ሳንቲም | coin |