Where does “centrosud” come from?
centrosud (Italian) comes from Italian sud, from French sud, from Middle French sud, from Old French sud, from Old English sūþ, from Proto-Germanic sunþrą, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.
centrosud (Italian): central south
Ancestry of “centrosud”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | sud | south |
| 2 | French | sud | south |
| 3 | Middle French | sud | — |
| 4 | Old French | sud | south |
| 5 | Old English | sūþ | south |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sunþrą | south; south, southward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |