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Where does “centralnervesystem” come from?

centralnervesystem (Danish) comes from Danish central, from Latin centrālis, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom.

centralnervesystem (Danish): central nervous system

Definitions

  1. central nervous system

Ancestry of “centralnervesystem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishcentralheadquarters, place whence organizations are...
2Latincentrālis—
3Latincentrumcenter ; centre
4Ancient GreekκέντρονSomething with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
5Proto-Hellenic*kéntron—
6Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrom—
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