Where does “centrer” come from?
centrer (French) comes from French centré, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom.
centrer (French): to center
Ancestry of “centrer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | centré | past participle of centrer; central; centralized |
| 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 | — |
Words derived from “centrer”