Where does “centrēt” come from?

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

centrēt (Latvian): to center; to send the ball back to the center of...

Definitions

  1. to center; to send the ball back to the center of...

Ancestry of “centrēt”, 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 “centrēt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron →Every word from Ancient Greek κέντρον →