Etymograph

English

centim

Centim comes from Catalan cèntim ‘cent’, and goes back to French centime.

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentcentime
  2. Catalanc. 1500–presentcèntim‘cent’
  3. Englishtodaycentim

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

Lineage

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentcentime
  2. Catalanc. 1500–presentcèntim‘cent’
  3. Englishtodaycentim

Today it means

noun A coin making up one hundredth of an Andorran diner (but, like the diner, not legal tender).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / French centime / centim