Where does “Centisc” come from?

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

Centisc (Old English): Kentish

Definitions

  1. Kentish

Ancestry of “Centisc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishCent—
2LatinCantiuma promontory in England (now Kent)
3Proto-CelticCantio—
4Proto-Celtickantoscorner; rim
5Proto-Indo-European*kh₂ndʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂ndʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kantos →Every word from Proto-Celtic Cantio →