centi-

/ˈsɛn.tə//ˈsɛn.tɪ//ˈsɛn.ti/

prefix

one-hundredth

“centimillionaire”

Meanings

prefix
    1. specificallyIn the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10⁻². Symbol: c
  1. hundred

    centimillionaire

    Synonyms: hecato-, hecto-

Synonyms & antonyms

prefixhundred

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*déḱm̥
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱm̥tóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kəntom
  4. Latincentum
  5. Latincenti-
  6. Frenchcenti-
  7. Englishcenti-

From French centi- and its etymon Latin centi-, from centum (“hundred”). Doublet of hecato- and hecto-.

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Translations

Bulgarian санти-
  • санти- (santi-)10-2
Chinese 厘-
  • 厘- (lí-)10-2
Czech centi-
  • centi-10-2
Dutch centi-
  • centi-10-2
Finnish sentti-
  • sentti-10-2
French centi-
  • centi-10-2
German zenti-
  • zenti-10-2
Hebrew ־סנטי
  • ־סנטי (sant'i-)10-2
Hindi शति-
  • शति- (śati-)10-2
Hungarian centi-
  • centi-10-2
Indonesian senti-
  • senti-10-2
Japanese センチ-
  • センチ- (senchi-)10-2
Malay senti-
  • senti-10-2
Norwegian Bokmål centi-, c
  • centi-10-2
  • c10-2
Polish centy-
  • centy-10-2
Portuguese centi-
  • centi-10-2
Russian санти-
  • санти- (santi-)10-2
Spanish centi-
  • centi-10-2
Tagalog kadan-
  • kadan-10-2
Thai เซนติ-
  • เซนติ- (sen-dtì-)10-2
Vietnamese xen-ti, xăng-ti
  • xen-ti10-2
  • xăng-ti10-2
Yiddish צענטי־
  • צענטי־ (tsenti-)10-2
Cite this entry
APA

centi-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centi-

MLA

“centi-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centi-. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “centi-,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centi-.

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