SINCE 1828
centum
adjective
cen·tum
| \ ˈken-təm
, -ˌtu̇m\
, -ˌtu̇m\
Definition of centum
: of, relating to, or constituting an Indo-European language group in which the palatal stops did not in prehistoric times become palatal or alveolar fricatives — compare satem
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