Where does “centriste” come from?

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

centriste (Latvian): centrist; inhabitant of the center of a city,...

Definitions

  1. centrist; inhabitant of the center of a city,...

Ancestry of “centriste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviancentristscentrist; inhabitant of the center of a city,...
2Latviancentrscenter; center, mid, middle, middle point
3Latincentrumcenter
4Ancient GreekκέντρονSomething with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
5Proto-Hellenic*kéntron
6Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrompointed tool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntromEvery word from Proto-Hellenic *kéntronEvery word from Ancient Greek κέντρον
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