Where does “100 por cento” come from?
100 por cento (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese 100, from Translingual 100 — One hundred in Arabic numerals.
100 por cento (Portuguese): To a complete extent; one hundred percent;...
Definitions
- To a complete extent; one hundred percent;...
Ancestry of “100 por cento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | 100 | Nonstandard spelling of sem |
| 2 | Translingual | 100 | One hundred in Arabic numerals |