Where does “center” come from?
Center comes from Middle French centre, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, derived from the verb κεντεῖν meaning to prick or pierce, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ḱent-.
center (English): The point in the interior of a circle that is...
Definitions
- The point in the interior of a circle that is...
Ancestry of “center”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | centre | — |
| 2 | Latin | centrum | center ; centre |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κέντρον | Something with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *kéntron | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *ḱéntrom | — |
Words derived from “center”