Where does “ultracentrifugare” come from?
ultracentrifugare (Italian) comes from Italian centrifugare, from Italian centrifugo, from Italian centro, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom.
ultracentrifugare (Italian): To ultracentrifuge
Ancestry of “ultracentrifugare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | centrifugare | to centrifuge; to spin-dry |
| 2 | Italian | centrifugo | centrifugal; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Italian | centro | centre, center; middle, midpoint; core, heart |
| 4 | Latin | centrum | center ; centre |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κέντρον | Something with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *kéntron | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *ḱéntrom | — |