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 kantos →Every word from Proto-Celtic Cantio →