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Where does “kerncentrale” come from?

kerncentrale (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.

kerncentrale (Dutch): nuclear power plant

Definitions

  1. nuclear power plant

Ancestry of “kerncentrale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchcentralehub, central; plant, factory; exchange
2Frenchcentralefeminine singular of central; power plant
3Frenchcentralcentral
4Middle Frenchcentral—
5Latincentrālis—
6Latincentrumcenter ; centre
7Ancient GreekκέντρονSomething with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
8Proto-Hellenic*kéntron—
9Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrom—
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