Where does “centrefold” come from?
centrefold (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.
centrefold (English): Alternative spelling of centerfold
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of centerfold
Ancestry of “centrefold”, 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 | — |