percent
/pəˈsent/pur-SENT
/pɚˈsɛnt/pur-SENT
Meaningby the hundred
Common meaning: for every hundred
- perthrough; thoroughly
- centa hundredLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 315 · scan
‘through’ + ‘a hundred’ → percent
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin centum ‘a hundred’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry centum, p. 315 · dictionary scan
Roots
- centum Latin “a hundred”
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