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Where does “centrāla” come from?

centrāla (Latvian) comes from Latvian centrāls, from Latvian centrs, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom.

centrāla (Latvian): genitive singular masculine form of centrāls;...

Definitions

  1. genitive singular masculine form of centrāls;...

Ancestry of “centrāla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviancentrālscentral
2Latviancentrscenter; center, mid, middle, middle point
3Latincentrumcenter ; centre
4Ancient GreekκέντρονSomething with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
5Proto-Hellenic*kéntron—
6Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrom—

Words derived from “centrāla”

  • Centrālamerika
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