Where does “concentrer” come from?
concentrer (French) comes from French centrer, from French centré, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom — pointed tool.
concentrer (French): to concentrate
Definitions
- to concentrate
Ancestry of “concentrer”, step by step
concentrer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French centrer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | centrer | to center |
| 2 | French | centré | past participle of centrer; central; centralized |
| 3 | Latin | centrum | center |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κέντρον | Something with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *kéntron | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *ḱéntrom | pointed tool |
via Latin concentrare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | concentrare | — |
Words derived from “concentrer”
- concentration
- concentrate
- concentrator
- deconcentration
- preconcentration
- concentrative
- bioconcentration
- hemoconcentration
- reconcentration
- overconcentration
- concentrativeness
- macon
- haemoconcentration
- reconcentrate
- bioconcentrate
- preconcentrate
- deconcentrate
- mascon
- hyperconcentration
- overconcentrate
- microconcentrator
- concentratively
- cryoconcentration
- concentrare