Where does “κέντρο” come from?

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

κέντρο (Greek): centre UK, center US: the middle of something or somewhere

Definitions

  1. centre UK, center US: the middle of something or somewhere

Ancestry of “κέντρο”, step by step

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

Words derived from “κέντρο”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron →Every word from Ancient Greek κέντρον →