LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
prefix

centi-

centi-

Meaning

  1. morphemeone hundred-, hundred-; indicates a count of one hundred items

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*déḱm̥
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱm̥tóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kəntom
  4. Latincenti-

Latin centi- From centum (“hundred”).

Quick answers

What does centi- mean in Latin?
centi-, a prefix, means “one hundred-, hundred-; indicates a count of one hundred items”.
Where does centi- come from?
Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ → Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm → Proto-Italic *kəntom → Latin centi-.