The Latin root word “cent” which means “one hundred” and the prefix centi- which means “one-hundredth” are both important morphemes in the English language.

Words that start with CENTI: centiare, centiares, centigrade, centigram, centigrams, centile, centiles, centiliter, centiliters, centilitre, centilitres, ...

a combining form meaning “hundredth” or “hundred,” used in the formation of compound words: centiliter; centimeter; centipede.

centimeter · centigrade · centillion · centiliter · centigrams · centipedes · centimetre · centipoise ...

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a combining form meaning "hundredth'' or "hundred,'' used in the formation of compound words: centiliter; centimeter; centipede.

The prefix centi- means hundred. Centipede has the prefix centi-. Prefixes work with other roots to form words.

The prefix "centi-" is a metric prefix meaning "one hundredth." It was derived from the Latin word "centum" which means "hundred."

This prefix is used in the metric [decimal] system as, one-hundredth [U.S.] and hundredth [U.K.], and denotes 1/100th of a unit or 10-2 [0.01].