Where does “Cent” come from?

Cent (Old English) comes from Latin Cantium, from Proto-Celtic Cantio, from Proto-Celtic kantos, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂ndʰ-.

Ancestry of “Cent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinCantiuma promontory in England (now Kent)
2Proto-CelticCantio
3Proto-Celtickantoscorner; rim
4Proto-Indo-European*kh₂ndʰ-

Words derived from “Cent

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂ndʰ-Every word from Proto-Celtic kantosEvery word from Proto-Celtic Cantio