The story
- Latin · derived fromcentum“a hundred”
- English todaycental
From Latin centum (“a hundred”) + -al, perhaps modeled after quintal.
Words from the same roots
Latincentum all →
centcenturioncentumcentage
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
cental
Today it means: A weight of one hundred avoirdupois pounds. Full definition →
Latin centum