Where does “centralism” come from?
Centralism comes from English central, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Latin -alis, from Ancient Greek κέντρον meaning "sharp point" or "center," from κεντεῖν meaning "to prick," from Proto-Indo-European ḱent-.
centralism (English): A system that centralizes, especially an...
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- A system that centralizes, especially an...
Ancestry of “centralism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | central | Being in the centre; Having or containing the... |
| 2 | Spanish | central | central; headquarter; center |
| 3 | Latin | centrālis | central, in the middle |
| 4 | Latin | centrum | center |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κέντρον | Something with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *kéntron | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *ḱéntrom | pointed tool |