Where does “krachtcentrale” come from?
krachtcentrale (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.
krachtcentrale (Dutch): power station
Definitions
- power station
Ancestry of “krachtcentrale”, step by step
krachtcentrale 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 |
via Dutch kracht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kracht | power, force, strength; force |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | cracht | strength; force |
| 3 | Old Dutch | craft | strength, power, force |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kraftu | strength, power; skill |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kraftuz | strength, power |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -þuz | Forms result nouns from verb roots, usually from... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |