French word cent comes from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ (Ten.)
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| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *déḱm̥ | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | Ten. |
| *ḱm̥tóm | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | Hundred. |
| *kentom | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Hundred (100). |
| centum | Latin (lat) | (cardinal) a hundred; 100. |
| cent | English (eng) | (informal) A small sum of money.. (money) A coin having face value of one cent (in either of the above senses).. (money) A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the euro.. (money) A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.. (music) A hundredth of a half step. |
| cent | French (fra) | (money) cent (one-hundredth of a dollar or of a euro). |