porcentaje
/poɾθenˈtaxe/ · B2 · noun · m
percentage
💯 por-cent-aje = per + cent (hundred) + -aje suffix, like English per cent
Porcentaje comes from Spanish por ciento, meaning per hundred, plus the noun suffix -aje. Spot the cent in the middle, as in century or cent, and you have the hundred-based share. Same idea as English percentage.