ENGLISH ROOT WORD: cent-, centi- "a hundred." from Latin centuria, centum

【cent-, centi-】 are a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "centuria," and "centum." It carries the basic meaning of "a hundred."

[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "cent-, centi-"]

cent ***[2856] A cent is a small unit of money worth one hundredth of some currencies, for example the dollar and the euro.
century ****[387] A century is a period of a hundred years that is used when stating a date. For example, the 19th century was the period from 1801 to 1900.
percent **[3335] You use per cent to talk about amounts. For example, if an amount is 10 per cent (10%) of a larger amount, it is equal to 10 hundredths of the larger amount.
percentage ****[1111] A percentage is a fraction of an amount expressed as a particular number of hundredths of that amount.

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[WORD ROOT]root cent
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] cent, centen, centi
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) centuria, centum
[MEANING]root a hundred

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】

• 【Latin】 centum a hundred
• 【Latin】 centuria group of one hundred

Please see the Word information in detail as follows;

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cent ★★★[2856] noun from cent
【DEFINITION】 A cent is a small unit of money worth one hundredth of some currencies, for example the dollar and the euro.
【pl.】 cents
【ROOTs】 cent; a hundred
【Etymology】 《Latin centum》 a hundred

century ★★★★[387] noun from cent
【DEFINITION】 A century is a period of a hundred years that is used when stating a date. For example, the 19th century was the period from 1801 to 1900.
【pl.】 centuries
【ROOTs】 ⑴ cent; a hundred ⑵ ury(ery); noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin centum》 a hundred
【First Known Meaning】 one hundred
【DERIVATIVEs】 centurial, century

percent ★★[3335] noun from percent 〈 cent
【DEFINITION】 You use per cent to talk about amounts. For example, if an amount is 10 per cent (10%) of a larger amount, it is equal to 10 hundredths of the larger amount.
【pl.】 [PL]
【ROOTs】 ⑴ per; thoroughly, utterly ⑵ cent; a hundred
【Etymology】 《Latin per centum》 by the hundred

percentage ★★★★[1111] noun from percent 〈 cent
【DEFINITION】 A percentage is a fraction of an amount expressed as a particular number of hundredths of that amount.
【pl.】 percentages
【COMPOSITION】 percent + age
【ROOTs】 ⑴ per; thoroughly, utterly ⑵ cent; a hundred ⑶ age; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin per centum》 by the hundred

Other words containing "cent-, centi-"; bicentenary, centare, centenarian, centenary, centennial, centiare, centigram, centimeter, centimetre, centipedal, centipede, centurion, tercentenary

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

celebr
cel-
cede-, cess-
caust-, calm-
caus, cuse
cast
care
car
capt-, ceive-, cept-
caps

 

 

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