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Where does “centenario” come from?

centenario (Italian) comes from Latin centēnārius, from Latin centenus, 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-.

centenario (Italian): one hundred years old; centennial; centenarian

Definitions

  1. one hundred years old; centennial; centenarian

Ancestry of “centenario”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincentēnārius—
2Latincentenusone hundred
3Latincentuma hundred; 100
4Latinfoliuma leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper
5Proto-Italic*foljom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰolh₃yomleaf
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “centenario”

  • supercentenario
  • quadricentenario
  • ultracentenario
  • cinquecentenario
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