Where does “centrifuge” come from?

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

centrifuge (Dutch): centrifuge

Definitions

  1. centrifuge

Ancestry of “centrifuge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcentrifugecentrifugal
2Frenchcentrépast participle of centrer; central; centralized
3Latincentrumcenter
4Ancient GreekκέντρονSomething with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
5Proto-Hellenic*kéntron—
6Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrompointed tool

Words derived from “centrifuge”

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