two-hundred
Meaning
Being ten more than one hundred and ninety; the cardinal number 200.
Structure
Usage
The antique vase was sold at auction for two-hundred dollars.
The stadium can seat approximately two-hundred people.
She needed two-hundred pages to complete her manuscript.
Etymology
The compound "two-hundred" is a transparent numerical construction in English, directly combining the cardinal number "two" with the base unit "hundred." "Two" originates from Proto-Germanic twai, tracing back to the Proto-Indo-European root duwo-, signifying the number 2. "Hundred" derives from the Proto-Germanic hundaradą, a compound meaning literally "count of hundred," with its first element hundą (hundred) coming from the Proto-Indo-European root ḱm̥tóm. The modern term retains the purely additive, literal meaning of its components, representing the product of two and one hundred.
Analysis
- two: From Old English 'twā', the feminine and neuter form of 'twēgen' (two). A cardinal number. - hundred: From Old English 'hund', a Germanic root meaning "hundred", combined with a form of 'rēd' (reckoning, count). A cardinal number unit.