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Where does “centrale” come from?

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

centrale (Italian): central; main; head office

Definitions

  1. central; main; head office

Ancestry of “centrale”, step by step

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

Words derived from “centrale”

  • centralità
  • centralizzare
  • decentralizzare
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