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Where does “centuria” come from?

centuria (Latin) comes 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-.

centuria (Latin): century, "in its senses as"; any similar...

Definitions

  1. century, "in its senses as"; any similar...

Ancestry of “centuria”, step by step

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

Words derived from “centuria”

  • century
  • centurion
  • midcentury
  • centuried
  • centuriate
  • centurial
  • uncentury
  • microcentury
  • centuries
  • yestercentury
  • supercenturial
  • quarter-century
  • centurians
  • centuriaturus
  • centuries
  • centuriandus
  • centurio
  • centuriatim
  • centurione
  • centuriatus
  • centurionem
  • centurión
  • centuria
  • centurione
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