Where does “パーセント” come from?
パーセント (Japanese) comes from English percent, from Italian percento, from New Latin per centum — by the hundred; for every hundred; by one hundred.
パーセント (Japanese): percent
Ancestry of “パーセント”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | percent | For every hundred; A percentage, a proportion;... |
| 2 | Italian | percento | percent |
| 3 | New Latin | per centum | by the hundred; for every hundred; by one hundred |
Words derived from “パーセント”