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Where does “centenarius” come from?

centenarius (Late Latin) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

centenarius (Late Latin): of one hundred; containing a hundred; hundredfold

Definitions

  1. of one hundred; containing a hundred; hundredfold

Ancestry of “centenarius”, step by step

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

Words derived from “centenarius”

  • d'mié-chent'naithe
  • chent'naithe
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