Where does “centralien” come from?
centralien (French) comes from French centrale, 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.
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Ancestry of “centralien”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | centrale | feminine singular of central; power plant |
| 2 | French | central | central |
| 3 | Middle French | central | — |
| 4 | Latin | centrālis | central, in the middle |
| 5 | Latin | centrum | center |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κέντρον | Something with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *kéntron | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *ḱéntrom | pointed tool |