French word pourcent comes from French pour, French cent

Detailed word origin of pourcent

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
pour	French (fra)	For (when followed by a noun or pronoun). To (when followed by a verb at the infinitive).
cent	French (fra)	(money) cent (one-hundredth of a dollar or of a euro) (cardinal) hundred.
pourcent	French (fra)	Percent.

Words with the same origin as pourcent