Where does “santims” come from?
santims (English) comes from English santim, from Latvian santīms, from French centime, from French cent, from English cent, from Middle English cent, from Old French cent, from Latin centum.
santims (English): plural of santim
Definitions
- plural of santim
Ancestry of “santims”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | santim | A subunit of Latvian currency. 100 santims equal... |
| 2 | Latvian | santīms | — |
| 3 | French | centime | centime (hundredth of a franc, coin) |
| 4 | French | cent | hundred; cent |
| 5 | English | cent | A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of... |
| 6 | Middle English | cent | — |
| 7 | Old French | cent | one hundred |
| 8 | Latin | centum | a hundred; 100 |
| 9 | Latin | folium | a leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *foljom | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰolh₃yom | leaf |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |