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Where does “siniu” come from?

siniu (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish sén, from Dutch cent, from French centime, from French cent, from English cent, from Middle English cent, from Old French cent, from Latin centum.

Ancestry of “siniu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishséna sign, omen, portent; a favourable sign, a...
2Dutchcentcent, a subunit of currency equal to...
3Frenchcentimecentime; cent , eurocent
4Frenchcenthundred; cent
5EnglishcentA subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of...
6Middle Englishcent—
7Old Frenchcentone hundred
8Latincentuma hundred; 100
9Latinfoliuma leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper
10Proto-Italic*foljom—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰolh₃yomleaf
12Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
13Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
14Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “siniu”

  • sine
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