Where does “barycentre” come from?

barycentre (French) comes from Ancient Greek βάρος, from Ancient Greek βαρύς, from Proto-Hellenic gʷarus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

barycentre (French): barycenter

Definitions

  1. barycenter

Ancestry of “barycentre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβάροςweight, burden, load; grief, sorrow; plenty
2Ancient Greekβαρύςheavy, weighty; heavy, burdensome, oppressive;...
3Proto-Hellenicgʷarusheavy
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
5Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “barycentre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Proto-Hellenic gʷarus →