Where does “Europe centrale” come from?

Europe centrale (French) comes from French central, from Middle French central, from Latin centrālis, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom — pointed tool.

Ancestry of “Europe centrale”, step by step

Europe centrale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French central

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcentralcentral
2Middle Frenchcentral—
3Latincentrāliscentral, in the middle
4Latincentrumcenter
5Ancient GreekκέντρονSomething with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
6Proto-Hellenic*kéntron—
7Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrompointed tool

via French Europe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchEurope—
2LatinEurōpa—
3Ancient GreekΕὐρώπηEuropa; Europe
4Ancient Greekὤψto the eye; in the face; eye
5Proto-Hellenicókʷseye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron →Every word from Ancient Greek κέντρον →