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Where does “κέντρο” come from?

κέντρο (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom.

κέντρο (Greek): centre , center : the middle of something or...

Definitions

  1. centre , center : the middle of something or...

Ancestry of “κέντρο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekκέντρονSomething with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
2Proto-Hellenic*kéntron—
3Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrom—
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