Summary: 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. Some examples of words that derive from both this word root and prefix include per[*cent*], *cent*, [*centi*]liter, and [*centi*]gram. An easy way to remember the root *cent* is through the word [*cent*]ury, which is a period of "one hundred" years; a [*centi*]meter on the other hand is "one-hundredth" of a meter.
