Where does “pleurocentrum” come from?

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

pleurocentrum (English): One of the lateral elements in the centra of the...

Definitions

  1. One of the lateral elements in the centra of the...

Ancestry of “pleurocentrum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcentrumA center; The central body of a vertebra; the...
2Latincentrumcenter
3Ancient GreekκέντρονSomething with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
4Proto-Hellenic*kéntron—
5Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrompointed tool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron →Every word from Ancient Greek κέντρον →