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