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Where does “sentti” come from?

sentti (Finnish) comes from Old French cent, 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-.

sentti (Finnish): cent; one cent; centimetre

Definitions

  1. cent; one cent; centimetre

Ancestry of “sentti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcentone hundred
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-—

Words derived from “sentti”

  • senttiosake
  • senttinen
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