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

Definitions

  1. percent

Ancestry of “パーセント”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpercentFor every hundred; A percentage, a proportion;...
2Italianpercentopercent
3New Latinper centumby the hundred; for every hundred; by one hundred

Words derived from “パーセント”

Every word from New Latin per centum →Every word from Italian percento →Every word from English percent →