Where does “centrolineal” come from?
centrolineal (English) comes from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom.
centrolineal (English): Of lines, converging to a centre
Definitions
- Of lines, converging to a centre
Ancestry of “centrolineal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | centrum | center ; centre |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κέντρον | Something with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | *kéntron | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *ḱéntrom | — |