Where does “hypocentre” come from?

hypocentre (English) comes from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom — pointed tool.

hypocentre (English): The focus of an earthquake, directly under the...

Definitions

  1. The focus of an earthquake, directly under the...

Ancestry of “hypocentre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekκέντρονSomething with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
2Proto-Hellenic*kéntron—
3Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrompointed tool

Words derived from “hypocentre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron →Every word from Ancient Greek κέντρον →