Where does “centraal” come from?

centraal (Dutch) comes from French central, from Middle French central, from Latin centrālis, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom — pointed tool.

centraal (Dutch): central, being in the centre

Definitions

central, being in the centre

Ancestry of “centraal”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	central	central
2	Middle French	central	—
3	Latin	centrālis	central, in the middle
4	Latin	centrum	center
5	Ancient Greek	κέντρον	Something with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
6	Proto-Hellenic	*kéntron	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	*ḱéntrom	pointed tool

Words derived from “centraal”

Centraal-Amerika
sintraal

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron →Every word from Ancient Greek κέντρον →