Where does “centremost” come from?

centremost (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 — pointed tool.

centremost (English): Closest to the centre

Definitions

  1. Closest to the centre

Ancestry of “centremost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcentreAlternative spelling of center
2Middle Englishcenter—
3Middle Frenchcentre—
4Latincentrumcenter
5Ancient GreekκέντρονSomething with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
6Proto-Hellenic*kéntron—
7Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrompointed tool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron →Every word from Ancient Greek κέντρον →
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