Where does “scentrare” come from?

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

scentrare (Italian): to displace from the centre

Definitions

  1. to displace from the centre

Ancestry of “scentrare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancentrocentre, center; middle, midpoint; core, heart
2Latincentrumcenter
3Ancient GreekκέντρονSomething with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
4Proto-Hellenic*kéntron—
5Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrompointed tool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron →Every word from Ancient Greek κέντρον →