Where does “céntimo” come from?
céntimo (Spanish) comes from French centime, from French cent, from English cent, from Middle English cent, from Old French cent, from Latin centum, from Latin folium, from Proto-Italic *foljom.
céntimo (Spanish): A monetary subdivision, equivalent to 1/100 of a...
Definitions
- A monetary subdivision, equivalent to 1/100 of a...
Ancestry of “céntimo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | centime | centime (hundredth of a franc, coin) |
| 2 | French | cent | hundred; cent |
| 3 | English | cent | A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of... |
| 4 | Middle English | cent | — |
| 5 | Old French | cent | one hundred |
| 6 | Latin | centum | a hundred; 100 |
| 7 | Latin | folium | a leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *foljom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰolh₃yom | leaf |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |