Prefix used in the SI and metric system to signify one hundredth (10 -2). [L. centum, one hundred]. word element. [L.] hundred; usually used in naming units of measurement to indicate one-hundredth (10 â2) of the unit designated by the root with which it is combined, e.g. centigram.refix used in the SI and metric system to signify one hundredth (10 -2). [L. centum, one hundred]. word element. [L.] hundred; usually used in naming units of measurement to indicate one-hundredth (10 â2) of the unit designated by the root with which it is combined, e.g. centigram.
Viken, Sweden. Viken is a bimunicipal locality situated in HÃ¶ganÃ¤s Municipality and Helsingborg Municipality in SkÃ¥ne County, Sweden with 4,227 inhabitants in 2010. It has a surface area of 224 hectares. 223 of these are in the HÃ¶ganÃ¤s municipality.
Various theories have been offered that the word viking may be derived from the name of the historical Norwegian district of Viken (or VÃ­kin in Old Norse), meaning a person from Viken. According to this theory, the word simply described persons from this area, and it is only in the last few centuries that it has taken on the broader sense of early medieval Scandinavians in general.