Where does “bandcenter” come from?

bandcenter (English) comes from English band, from German band, from French bande, from French là, from Italian là, from Spanish la, from Portuguese lá, from German a.

bandcenter (English): the center of a spectral band

Definitions

  1. the center of a spectral band

Ancestry of “bandcenter”, step by step

bandcenter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English band

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbandA strip of material used for strengthening or...
2Germanbandpast of binden
3Frenchbandeband, strip; stripe; strip
4Frenchlàthere; here, present
5Italianlàthere
6Spanishlafeminine singular definite article; the
7Portugueseláthere; used with an adverb phrase to indicate...
8GermanaAlternative form of A; Abbreviation of a-Moll;...
9Germana-MollA-minor
10Hungarianathe; this; that
11Frenchàto; on the, to; at
12Middle Frenchato; towards; third-person singular present...
13Old Frenchato; towards; belonging to
14LatinA—
15Etruscan𐌀and, also
16Ancient Greekᾱ̔—

via English Center

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCenterThe point in the interior of a circle that is equidistant from all points on the circumference
2Middle Englishcenter—
3Middle Frenchcentre—
4Latincentrumcenter
5Ancient GreekκέντρονSomething with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
6Proto-Hellenic*kéntron—
7Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrompointed tool
Every word from Ancient Greek ᾱ̔ →Every word from Etruscan 𐌀 →Every word from Latin A →