Where does “persen” come from?
persen (Indonesian) comes from Dutch percent, from Italian percento, from New Latin per centum — by the hundred; for every hundred; by one hundred.
persen (Indonesian): percent; tip
Ancestry of “persen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | percent | — |
| 2 | Italian | percento | percent |
| 3 | New Latin | per centum | by the hundred; for every hundred; by one hundred |