Where does “santral” come from?

santral (Haitian Creole) comes from French central, from Middle French central, from Latin centrālis, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom — pointed tool.

santral (Haitian Creole): central

Definitions

  1. central

Ancestry of “santral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcentralcentral
2Middle Frenchcentral—
3Latincentrāliscentral, in the middle
4Latincentrumcenter
5Ancient GreekκέντρονSomething with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
6Proto-Hellenic*kéntron—
7Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrompointed tool
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