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 — pointed tool.
centrifugare (Italian): to centrifuge; to spin-dry
Definitions
- to centrifuge; to spin-dry
Ancestry of “centrifugare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | centrifugo | centrifugal; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | Italian | centro | centre, center; middle, midpoint; core, heart |
| 3 | Latin | centrum | center |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κέντρον | Something with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *kéntron | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *ḱéntrom | pointed tool |