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Where does “prosentuaalisuus” come from?

prosentuaalisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish prosentuaalinen, from Finnish prosentti, from Swedish procent, from German Prozent, from Italian per cento, from Latin centum, from Latin folium, from Proto-Italic *foljom.

prosentuaalisuus (Finnish): The quality of being measured in percentage

Definitions

  1. The quality of being measured in percentage

Ancestry of “prosentuaalisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishprosentuaalinenmeasured in percents, usually translated into...
2FinnishprosenttiA percent
3Swedishprocentpercent
4GermanProzentpercent
5Italianper centopercent
6Latincentuma hundred; 100
7Latinfoliuma leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper
8Proto-Italic*foljom—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰolh₃yomleaf
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
11Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
12Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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