Where does “zentral” come from?

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

zentral (German): central; centrally

Definitions

  1. central; centrally

Ancestry of “zentral”, step by step

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

Words derived from “zentral

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom