Where does “procent” come from?
procent (Swedish) comes from German Prozent, from Italian per cento, from Latin centum, from Latin folium, from Proto-Italic *foljom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃yom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
procent (Swedish): percent
Definitions
- percent
Ancestry of “procent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Prozent | percent |
| 2 | Italian | per cento | percent |
| 3 | Latin | centum | a hundred; 100 |
| 4 | Latin | folium | a leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *foljom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰolh₃yom | leaf |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
Words derived from “procent”
- prosentti
- fyraprocentsspärr
- felprocent
- procentare
- procentenhet
- prosenttilinja
- prosenttiosuus
- prosenttipalkkio
- prosenttiyksikkö
- prosenttinen
- osallistumisprosentti
- onnistumisprosentti
- veroprosentti
- vastausprosentti
- prosentiton
- prosenttipalkka
- prosenttimerkki
- prosenttiliike
- tuloveroprosentti
- prosentuaalinen
- prosenttiluku
- prosenttikorotus
- prosenttimääräinen
- prosenttilasku