Where does “centrista” come from?

centrista (Galician) comes from Galician centro, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom — pointed tool.

centrista (Galician): centrist

Definitions

  1. centrist

Ancestry of “centrista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciancentrocentre; downtown
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 →