Where does “centrisme” come from?
centrisme (French) comes from Catalan centre, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom — pointed tool.
centrisme (French): centrism
Definitions
- centrism
Ancestry of “centrisme”, step by step
centrisme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan centre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | centre | center; downtown |
| 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 French centré
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | centré | past participle of centrer; central; centralized |