Where does “centrare” come from?
centrare (Italian) comes from Italian centro, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom.
centrare (Italian): to hit, hit the centre; to pinpoint; to centre,...
Definitions
- to hit, hit the centre; to pinpoint; to centre,...
Ancestry of “centrare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | centro | centre, center; middle, midpoint; core, heart |
| 2 | Latin | centrum | center ; centre |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κέντρον | Something with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *kéntron | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *ḱéntrom | — |
Words derived from “centrare”