Pronunciation: ' ken-t ə m, - ˌ tu ̇ m
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin, hundred; from the fact that its initial sound (a velar stop) is the representative of an Indo-European palatal stop ― more at HUNDRED
Date: 1901
: 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