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Where does “centrifugare” come from?

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

centrifugare (Italian): to centrifuge; to spin-dry

Definitions

  1. to centrifuge; to spin-dry

Ancestry of “centrifugare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancentrifugocentrifugal; first-person singular present...
2Italiancentrocentre, center; middle, midpoint; core, heart
3Latincentrumcenter ; centre
4Ancient GreekκέντρονSomething with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
5Proto-Hellenic*kéntron—
6Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrom—

Words derived from “centrifugare”

  • ultracentrifugare
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