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
- A device in which a mixture of denser and lighter...
Ancestry of “centrifuge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | centrifuge | centrifugal |
| 2 | French | centré | past participle of centrer; central; centralized |
| 3 | Latin | centrum | center ; centre |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κέντρον | Something with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *kéntron | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *ḱéntrom | — |
Words derived from “centrifuge”