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.
pleurocentrum (English): One of the lateral elements in the centra of the...
Definitions
- One of the lateral elements in the centra of the...
Ancestry of “pleurocentrum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | centrum | A center; The central body of a vertebra; the... |
| 2 | Latin | centrum | center ; centre |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κέντρον | Something with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *kéntron | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *ḱéntrom | — |