Where does “odstředivka” come from?

odstředivka (Czech) comes from Czech odstředivý, from Czech od-, from Old Czech ot-, from Proto-Slavic otъ-.

odstředivka (Czech): centrifuge

Definitions

  1. centrifuge

Ancestry of “odstředivka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechodstředivýcentrifugal
2Czechod-A prefix, usually indicating movement away,...
3Old Czechot-a prefix, usually indicating movement away, detachment or separation
4Proto-Slavicotъ-
Every word from Proto-Slavic otъ-Every word from Czech od-Every word from Old Czech ot-