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Where does “prosentvis” come from?

prosentvis (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk prosent, from German Prozent, from Italian per cento, from Latin centum, from Latin folium, from Proto-Italic *foljom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃yom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-.

prosentvis (Norwegian Nynorsk): percentage , percentual, in percentages;...

Definitions

  1. percentage , percentual, in percentages;...

Ancestry of “prosentvis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskprosentper cent, or percent
2GermanProzentpercent
3Italianper centopercent
4Latincentuma hundred; 100
5Latinfoliuma leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper
6Proto-Italic*foljom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰolh₃yomleaf
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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