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Where does “centraggio” come from?

centraggio (Italian) comes from Italian centrare, from Italian centro, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom.

centraggio (Italian): centring; true

Definitions

  1. centring; true

Ancestry of “centraggio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancentrareto hit, hit the centre; to pinpoint; to centre,...
2Italiancentrocentre, center; middle, midpoint; core, heart
3Latincentrumcenter ; centre
4Ancient GreekκέντρονSomething with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
5Proto-Hellenic*kéntron—
6Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrom—
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