Where does “centum” come from?

centum (Latin) comes 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-.

centum (Latin): a hundred; 100

Definitions

  1. a hundred; 100

Ancestry of “centum”, step by step

centum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin folium

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

via Proto-Italic *kəntom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic*kəntomhundred (100)
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱm̥tómhundred
3Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten

Words derived from “centum”

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