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
Ancestry of “centralnervesystem”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | central | headquarters, place whence organizations are... |
| 2 | Latin | centrālis | — |
| 3 | Latin | centrum | center ; centre |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κέντρον | Something with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *kéntron | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *ḱéntrom | — |