Sen
/sen/noun
A former Japanese monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a yen.
Did you know?The Japanese sen was borrowed from English “cent” during Japan’s modernization and remained legal tender until 1953, despite no longer circulating.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dkm̥tóm
“One hundred”
Ancient Latin
Latin
centum
“One hundred”
Medieval Latin
Latin
centum
“A hundred; the source of later monetary terms”
17th Century
English
cent
“A monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a larger unit”
19th Century
Japanese
銭 (sen)
“A monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a yen”
Modern English
English
sen
“A former Japanese coin or monetary unit”