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Where does “centrális” come from?

centrális (Hungarian) comes from Latin centrālis, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom.

centrális (Hungarian): central

Definitions

  1. central

Ancestry of “centrális”, step by step

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