centum

adjective

cen·​tum ˈken-təm 

-ˌtu̇m

: of, relating to, or constituting an Indo-European language group in which the palatal stops did not in prehistoric times become palatal or alveolar fricatives compare satem

Word History

Etymology

Latin, hundred; from the fact that its initial sound (a velar stop) is the representative of an Indo-European palatal stop — more at hundred

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing centum

• per centum