Where does “centre” come from?
centre (French) comes from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom.
centre (French): past participle of centrer; central; centralized
Definitions
- past participle of centrer; central; centralized
Ancestry of “centre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | centrum | center ; centre |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κέντρον | Something with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | *kéntron | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *ḱéntrom | — |
Words derived from “centre”