Where does “Hurrikanzentrum” come from?

Hurrikanzentrum (German) comes from German Zentrum, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom — pointed tool.

Hurrikanzentrum (German): center, midpoint, focal point of a hurricane

Definitions

  1. center, midpoint, focal point of a hurricane

Ancestry of “Hurrikanzentrum”, step by step

Hurrikanzentrum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Zentrum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZentrumcenter, centre; central point; the centre, the...
2Latincentrumcenter
3Ancient GreekκέντρονSomething with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
4Proto-Hellenic*kéntron—
5Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrompointed tool

via German Hurrikan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHurrikanhurricane
2EnglishhurricaneA severe tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic...
3Spanishhuracánhurricane
4Taínojuracán—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom →