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Where does “centrs” come from?

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

centrs (Latvian): center; center, mid, middle, middle point

Definitions

  1. center; center, mid, middle, middle point

Ancestry of “centrs”, step by step

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

Words derived from “centrs”

  • centrists
  • centrāls
  • centrāla
  • Centrālamerika
  • centrēšana
  • centrēt
  • centriste
  • centralizēt
  • centralizēšana
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