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per cent, adv. & n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary https://www.oed.com/dictionary/per-cent_adv
The earliest known use of the word per cent is in the mid 1500s.
OED's earliest evidence for per cent is from 1568, in a letter by T. Gresham. per cent is of multiple origins. Partly formed within English, by compounding; modelled on an Italian lexical item. Partly formed within English, by clipping or shortening.
Etymons: per prep., cent n.1; per centum adv.
per cent, adv. & n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
https://www.oed.com/dictionary/per-cent_adv
The earliest known use of the word per cent is in the mid 1500s.
OED's earliest evidence for per cent is from 1568, in a letter by T. Gresham.
per cent is of multiple origins. Partly formed within English, by compounding; modelled on an Italian lexical item. Partly formed within English, by clipping or shortening.
Etymons: per prep., cent n.1; per centum adv.
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