Where does “descentralitzar” come from?
descentralitzar (Catalan) comes from Catalan centralitzar, from Catalan central, from Latin centrālis, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom.
descentralitzar (Catalan): to decentralize
Ancestry of “descentralitzar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | centralitzar | to centralize |
| 2 | Catalan | central | central; nexus; headquarters ; central office;... |
| 3 | Latin | centrālis | — |
| 4 | Latin | centrum | center ; centre |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κέντρον | Something with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *kéntron | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *ḱéntrom | — |