Where does “centrifugák” come from?
centrifugák (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian centrifuga, from English centrifuge, from French centrifuge, from French centré, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom — pointed tool.
Ancestry of “centrifugák”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | centrifuga | centrifuge |
| 2 | English | centrifuge | A device in which a mixture of denser and lighter... |
| 3 | French | centrifuge | centrifugal |
| 4 | French | centré | past participle of centrer; central; centralized |
| 5 | Latin | centrum | center |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κέντρον | Something with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *kéntron | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *ḱéntrom | pointed tool |