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centesimate

The origin and history of centesimate.

Etymology

First attested in 1753; borrowed from Latin centēsimātus, perfect passive participle of the Latin centēsimō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from centēsimus (“hundredth”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix); compare tertiate, quintate, sextate, septimate, decimate, and duodecimate.

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