Where does “porsyento” come from?

porsyento (Tagalog) comes from Spanish por ciento, from Latin per centum — for every hundred; by one hundred.

porsyento (Tagalog): percent

Definitions

  1. percent

Ancestry of “porsyento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpor cientopercent
2Latinper centumfor every hundred; by one hundred
Every word from Latin per centum →Every word from Spanish por ciento →