Where does “megacentre” come from?

megacentre (English) comes from English centre, from Middle English center, from Middle French centre, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom — pointed tool.

megacentre (English): Alternative spelling of megacenter

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of megacenter

Ancestry of “megacentre”, step by step

megacentre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English centre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcentreAlternative spelling of center
2Middle Englishcenter
3Middle Frenchcentre
4Latincentrumcenter
5Ancient GreekκέντρονSomething with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
6Proto-Hellenic*kéntron
7Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrompointed tool

via English mega

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmegaVery large; great; excellent
2Ancient Greekμέγαςbig, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntromEvery word from Proto-Hellenic *kéntronEvery word from Ancient Greek κέντρον
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