Where does “centone” come from?
centone (Italian) comes from Latin cento, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom.
centone (Italian): cento; rehash; A 100,000 lira banknote
Definitions
- cento; rehash; A 100,000 lira banknote
Ancestry of “centone”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | cento | A garment of several pieces sewed together; a... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κέντρον | Something with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | *kéntron | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *ḱéntrom | — |