Where does “alarmcentrale” come from?
alarmcentrale (Dutch) comes from Dutch centrale, from French centrale, from French central, from Middle French central, from Latin centrālis, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron — pointed tool.
alarmcentrale (Dutch): emergency exchange
Definitions
- emergency exchange
Ancestry of “alarmcentrale”, step by step
alarmcentrale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch centrale
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | centrale | hub, central; plant, factory; exchange |
| 2 | French | centrale | feminine singular of central; power plant |
| 3 | French | central | central |
| 4 | Middle French | central | — |
| 5 | Latin | centrālis | central, in the middle |
| 6 | Latin | centrum | center |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κέντρον | Something with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *kéntron | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *ḱéntrom | pointed tool |