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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
1LatinCantium—
2Proto-CelticCantio—
3Proto-Celtickantoscorner; rim
4Proto-Indo-European*kh₂ndʰ-—

Words derived from “Cent”

  • Kent
  • Canterbury
  • Kendal
  • Kentish
  • Kentville
  • Canterbury
  • Canterbury
  • Canterbury
  • Kent
  • Caunterbury
  • Cantwara burg
  • Cantwara byriġ
  • Cantware
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