Etymology of the Latin word centurio
the Classical Latin word
centurio (centurion, captain, commander of a century)
derived from the Latin word
centuria (century, company of 60-100 men in legion; voting unit)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
centum (one hundred)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dekm₀Derivations in other languages
French
centurion, Italian
centurione, Portuguese
centurião, Spanish
centuriónUsage
Word found in Classical Latin
