Where does “Forschungszentrum” come from?
Forschungszentrum (German) comes from German Zentrum, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom — pointed tool.
Forschungszentrum (German): research centre
Definitions
- research centre
Ancestry of “Forschungszentrum”, step by step
Forschungszentrum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Zentrum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Zentrum | center, centre; central point; the centre, the... |
| 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 German Forschung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Forschung | research |
| 2 | Middle High German | vorschunge | — |