Where does “백 퍼센트” come from?
백 퍼센트 (Korean) comes from Korean 퍼센트, from English percent, from Italian percento, from New Latin per centum — by the hundred; for every hundred; by one hundred.
백 퍼센트 (Korean): one hundred percent
Definitions
- one hundred percent
Ancestry of “백 퍼센트”, step by step
백 퍼센트 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 퍼센트
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 퍼센트 | percent |
| 2 | English | percent | For every hundred; A percentage, a proportion;... |
| 3 | Italian | percento | percent |
| 4 | New Latin | per centum | by the hundred; for every hundred; by one hundred |
via Korean 백(百)
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 백(百) | — |