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Linguistic Note on $100$ (One Hundred)
The Latin word for $100$ was centum.
Hence the prefix centi- was adopted in the metric system to mean a hundredth part.
For example, a centimetre is one hundredth part of a metre.
Sources
- 1986: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers ... (previous) ... (next): $100$
- 1997: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $100$