Where does “hypercentre” come from?

hypercentre (French) comes from French centré, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom — pointed tool.

hypercentre (French): The heart of an urban centre

Definitions

  1. The heart of an urban centre

Ancestry of “hypercentre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcentrépast participle of centrer; central; centralized
2Latincentrumcenter
3Ancient GreekκέντρονSomething with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
4Proto-Hellenic*kéntron—
5Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrompointed tool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron →Every word from Ancient Greek κέντρον →