Where does “centium” come from?

centium (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin centō, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom — pointed tool.

Ancestry of “centium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincentōA garment of several pieces sewed together; a patchwork
2Ancient GreekκέντρονSomething with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
3Proto-Hellenic*kéntron—
4Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrompointed tool

Words derived from “centium”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron →Every word from Ancient Greek κέντρον →