Latin

centum

‘one hundred’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin centum.

16 English words in this record descend from Latin centum, most familiar first.

• century ← centurie ← centurie ← centuria
• cent
• sen ← cent ← cent
• centurion ← centurioun ← centuriō
• centigrade ← grade
• centenarian ← centēnārius ← centēnus
• centum
• senti ← cent ← cent ← cent
• cental
• centage
• centesimo ← cento
• centesimi ← centesimo ← cento

More words from centum

• centimo
• centenier
• qindarkë
• sesquicentenary

Etymograph / Latin centum