Where does “centrifuge” come from?
centrifuge (French) comes from French centré, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom — pointed tool.
centrifuge (French): centrifugal
Definitions
- centrifugal
Ancestry of “centrifuge”, step by step
centrifuge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French centré
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | centré | past participle of centrer; central; centralized |
| 2 | Latin | centrum | center |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κέντρον | Something with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *kéntron | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *ḱéntrom | pointed tool |
via New Latin centrifugus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Latin | centrifugus | — |
Words derived from “centrifuge”
- centrifuge
- centrifugation
- microcentrifuge
- ultracentrifugation
- ultracentrifuge
- microfuge
- cytocentrifuge
- ultracentrifuged
- centrifugate
- cytocentrifugation
- microcentrifugation
- minicentrifuge
- recentrifugation
- recentrifuge
- centrifuge
- centrifuga
- centrifug
- centrifugă
- centryfuga
- santrifüj
- vacufuge
- centrifugable
- centrifugare
- centrifugák