Latin word root · Number & Measure
cent-: hundred
cent- is a Latin root meaning “hundred”. Learn its variants and explore 2 connected words.
Meaning and variants
Meaning: hundred
Root forms: cent-, centi-
Source word: centum — a hundred; 100
Word family and examples
- century
a period of one hundred years
- sesquicentennial
Occurring every 150 years.
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