French word centurie comes from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ (Ten.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*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. |
centuria | Latin (lat) | (figuratively) any similar division, regardless of number. (historical, _, military) a company of Roman infantry, the smallest tactical division of a legion, originally of 100 men but later varying between 60 and 160. (historical, _, military) a company of auxiliary infantry equivalent to an Roman cohort, first established during the Imperial era.. (historical, _, politics) a traditional [...] |
centurie | French (fra) | (historical, Ancient Rome, military) century (Roman army type unit). (literary, obsolete) century (period of 100 years). |