Where does “eccentros” come from?

eccentros (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἔκκεντρος, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom — pointed tool.

eccentros (Latin): eccentric (out of centre)

Definitions

  1. eccentric (out of centre)

Ancestry of “eccentros”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἔκκεντροςnot having the earth as the center of an orbit
2Ancient GreekκέντρονSomething with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
3Proto-Hellenic*kéntron
4Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrompointed tool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntromEvery word from Proto-Hellenic *kéntronEvery word from Ancient Greek κέντρον