centum

Meaning

a hundred; 100

Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈkɛn.tũː]
Etymology

From Proto-Italic *kentom, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm. Formal cognates include Sanskrit शत (śata), Old Church Slavonic съто (sŭto), and Old English hund (whence English hundred, with an attached suffix).

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