Where does “centrāls” come from?

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

centrāls (Latvian): central

Definitions

  1. central

Ancestry of “centrāls”, step by step

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

Words derived from “centrāls

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntromEvery word from Proto-Hellenic *kéntronEvery word from Ancient Greek κέντρον
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