Where does “chentru” come from?

chentru (Aromanian) comes from Greek κέντρο, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom — pointed tool.

chentru (Aromanian): center, centre

Definitions

  1. center, centre

Ancestry of “chentru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekκέντροcentre UK, center US: the middle of something or somewhere
2Ancient GreekκέντρονSomething with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
3Proto-Hellenic*kéntron—
4Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrompointed tool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron →Every word from Ancient Greek κέντρον →