Where does “centralist” come from?
Centralist comes from English central plus the suffix -ισμός from Ancient Greek, ultimately from κέντρον meaning pointed instrument or center point.
centralist (English): a proponent of centralism; of or pertaining to...
Definitions
- a proponent of centralism; of or pertaining to...
Ancestry of “centralist”, step by step
centralist traces back through 3 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 English centralism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | centralism | A system that centralizes, especially an... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |
via Romanian centrală
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | centrală | headquarters |