Where does “centrum” come from?
Centrum comes from Latin centrum, derived from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from the verb κεντεῖν meaning to prick or pierce, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ḱent-.
centrum (English): A center; The central body of a vertebra; the...
Definitions
- A center; The central body of a vertebra; the...
Ancestry of “centrum”, 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 | — |
Words derived from “centrum”