English
centenier
Centenier comes from Latin centēnārius ‘containing 100’, from centēnus ‘hundredfold’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ ‘ten’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*déḱm̥‘ten’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱm̥tóm‘hundred’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kəntom‘hundred (100)’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcentum‘hundred’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcentēnus‘hundredfold’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcentēnārius‘containing 100’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600centenier
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500centener
- Englishearliest quotation 1603centenier
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*déḱm̥‘ten’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱm̥tóm‘hundred’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kəntom‘hundred (100)’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcentum‘hundred’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcentēnus‘hundredfold’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcentēnārius‘containing 100’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600centenier
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500centener
- Englishearliest quotation 1603centenier
Earliest quotation: 1603, Michel de Montaigne, The Essayes […]: “In the beginning of his civill warres, his Centeniers…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ ‘ten’
dick, decade, ten, dean, dozen, den, decimal, diner, deca, tenfold, dwt, doyen, denier, deni, 49 more
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm ‘hundred’
through Latin centum ‘hundred’
Today it means
noun Synonym of centurion: An officer overseeing 100 men, especially (historical) in the Roman army.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ / centenier