Where does “centième” come from?
centième (French) comes from Middle French centiesme, from Old French centesme, from Latin centēsimus, from Old Latin cesimus — hundredth.
centième (French): hundredth
Definitions
- hundredth
Ancestry of “centième”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | centiesme | hundredth |
| 2 | Old French | centesme | — |
| 3 | Latin | centēsimus | hundredth |
| 4 | Old Latin | cesimus | hundredth |