Where does “cèntric” come from?

cèntric (Catalan) comes from Catalan centre, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom — pointed tool.

cèntric (Catalan): central

Definitions

  1. central

Ancestry of “cèntric”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancentrecenter; downtown
2Latincentrumcenter
3Ancient GreekκέντρονSomething with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
4Proto-Hellenic*kéntron—
5Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrompointed tool

Words derived from “cèntric”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron →Every word from Ancient Greek κέντρον →