centum

[ sen-tuhm ]

/ ˈsɛn təm /

noun

one hundred.

Origin of centum

From Latin; see origin at hundred

Words nearby centum

centrostaltic, centrosymmetric, centrum, cent sign, cents-off, centum, centuple, centuplicate, centurial, centuried, centurion

Definition for centum (2 of 2)

centum²

[ ken-tuhm, -toom ]

/ ˈkɛn təm, -tʊm /

adjective

belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family of languages that preserve the Proto-Indo-European labiovelar stops but merge the palatal stops into the velar stops. The centum branches include Germanic, Celtic, Italic, and Hellenic.

Compare satem.

Origin of centum

First recorded in 1900–05; from Latin, exemplifying in c- the outcome of Indo-European palatal velar stops characteristic of the group

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Example sentences from the Web for centum

Such migration may possibly account for the appearance of a people using a centum language so far east as Turkestan.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 4|Various
Popular etymology identified the symbol with the initial letter of centum, "hundred."
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4|Various
Corium beluae, centum et viginti pedes longum, Romam misit Regulus.
Selections from Viri Romae|Charles Franois L'Homond
Centum deinde ex senioribus elegit, quorum consilio omnia ageret, quos senatores nominavit propter senectutem.
Selections from Viri Romae|Charles Franois L'Homond

I have learnt 'centum plagas Spartana nobilitate concoquere.'
The Works of Samuel Johnson, Vol. 6|Samuel Johnson

British Dictionary definitions for centum

centum

/ (ˈsɛntəm) /

adjective

denoting or belonging to the Indo-European languages in which original velar stops (k) were not palatalized, namely languages of the Hellenic, Italic, Celtic, Germanic, Anatolian, and Tocharian branchesCompare satem

Word Origin for centum

Latin: hundred, chosen because the c represents the Indo-European k

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	centum
释义	centum ¹ [ sen-tuhm ] / ˈsɛn təm / noun one hundred. Origin of centum ¹ From Latin; see origin at hundred Words nearby centum centrostaltic, centrosymmetric, centrum, cent sign, cents-off, centum, centuple, centuplicate, centurial, centuried, centurion Definition for centum (2 of 2) centum² [ ken-tuhm, -toom ] / ˈkɛn təm, -tʊm / adjective belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family of languages that preserve the Proto-Indo-European labiovelar stops but merge the palatal stops into the velar stops. The centum branches include Germanic, Celtic, Italic, and Hellenic. Compare satem. Origin of centum ² First recorded in 1900–05; from Latin, exemplifying in c- the outcome of Indo-European palatal velar stops characteristic of the group Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for centum Such migration may possibly account for the appearance of a people using a centum language so far east as Turkestan. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 4\|Various Popular etymology identified the symbol with the initial letter of centum, "hundred." Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4\|Various Corium beluae, centum et viginti pedes longum, Romam misit Regulus. Selections from Viri Romae\|Charles Franois L'Homond Centum deinde ex senioribus elegit, quorum consilio omnia ageret, quos senatores nominavit propter senectutem. Selections from Viri Romae\|Charles Franois L'Homond I have learnt 'centum plagas Spartana nobilitate concoquere.' The Works of Samuel Johnson, Vol. 6\|Samuel Johnson British Dictionary definitions for centum centum / (ˈsɛntəm) / adjective denoting or belonging to the Indo-European languages in which original velar stops (k) were not palatalized, namely languages of the Hellenic, Italic, Celtic, Germanic, Anatolian, and Tocharian branchesCompare satem Word Origin for centum Latin: hundred, chosen because the c represents the Indo-European k Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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