Where does “centi” come from?
centi (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian centiméter, from Hungarian méter, from German Meter, from French mètre, from Latin metrum, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
centi (Hungarian): centimeter; tape measure
Definitions
- centimeter; tape measure
Ancestry of “centi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | centiméter | centimetre UK, centimeter US |
| 2 | Hungarian | méter | meter |
| 3 | German | Meter | meter unit of length |
| 4 | French | mètre | metre/meter; first-person singular present... |
| 5 | Latin | metrum | a measure |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |