Where does “centrifuge” come from?

Centrifuge comes from French centrifuge, combining French centre from Latin centrum from Ancient Greek κέντρον and Latin fugio from Proto-Italic fugiō meaning to flee.

centrifuge (English): A device in which a mixture of denser and lighter...

Definitions

  1. A device in which a mixture of denser and lighter...

Ancestry of “centrifuge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcentrifugecentrifugal
2Frenchcentrépast participle of centrer; central; centralized
3Latincentrumcenter
4Ancient GreekκέντρονSomething with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
5Proto-Hellenic*kéntron
6Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrompointed tool

Words derived from “centrifuge

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntromEvery word from Proto-Hellenic *kéntronEvery word from Ancient Greek κέντρον