Where does “centrs” come from?

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

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “centrs”, step by step

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

Words derived from “centrs”

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