Where does “barycentre” come from?
barycentre (English) comes from English centre, from Middle English center, from Middle French centre, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom.
barycentre (English): The point at the centre of a system; an average...
Definitions
- The point at the centre of a system; an average...
Ancestry of “barycentre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | centre | Alternative spelling of center |
| 2 | Middle English | center | — |
| 3 | Middle French | centre | — |
| 4 | Latin | centrum | center ; centre |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κέντρον | Something with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *kéntron | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *ḱéntrom | — |