Where does “المقنطرات” come from?
المقنطرات (Arabic) comes from Arabic قَنْطَرَة, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom.
المقنطرات (Arabic): circles of celestial latitude
Definitions
- circles of celestial latitude
Ancestry of “المقنطرات”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | قَنْطَرَة | {{l|en|arch}}; {{l|en|vault}}; bridge; arch |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κέντρον | Something with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | *kéntron | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *ḱéntrom | — |