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Where does “centrists” come from?

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

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “centrists”, step by step

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

Words derived from “centrists”

  • centriste
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