Where does “centrum” come from?
centrum (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom.
centrum (Latin): center ; centre
Ancestry of “centrum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | κέντρον | Something with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;... |
| 2 | Proto-Hellenic | *kéntron | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *ḱéntrom | — |
Words derived from “centrum”