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Where does “centro” come from?

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

centro (Italian): centre, center; middle, midpoint; core, heart

Definitions

  1. centre, center; middle, midpoint; core, heart

Ancestry of “centro”, step by step

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

Words derived from “centro”

  • ortocentro
  • centramento
  • decentrare
  • decentramento
  • centratura
  • centro
  • ipocentro
  • centraggio
  • aerocentro
  • capocentro
  • centrare
  • rincentrare
  • sociocentrismo
  • centrismo
  • baricentro
  • ultracentrifugare
  • centrifugare
  • centrista
  • metacentro
  • centrodestra
  • centrifugo
  • incentrare
  • radiocentro
  • epicentro
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