Where does “Einkaufszentrum” come from?
Einkaufszentrum (German) comes from German Zentrum, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom.
Einkaufszentrum (German): shopping center, shopping mall
Definitions
- shopping center, shopping mall
Ancestry of “Einkaufszentrum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Zentrum | center, centre; central point; the centre, the... |
| 2 | Latin | centrum | center ; centre |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κέντρον | Something with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *kéntron | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *ḱéntrom | — |