Where does “centrecampista” come from?

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

centrecampista (Catalan): midfielder

Definitions

  1. midfielder

Ancestry of “centrecampista”, step by step

centrecampista traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan centre

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

via Catalan camp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancampfield; camp; field of study, discipline
2LatincampusOpen flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
4Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron →Every word from Ancient Greek κέντρον →