Where does “ċċentra” come from?
ċċentra (Maltese) comes from Italian centrare, from Italian centro, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom — pointed tool.
ċċentra (Maltese): to center, to centralize
Definitions
- to center, to centralize
Ancestry of “ċċentra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | centrare | to hit, hit the centre; to pinpoint; to centre,... |
| 2 | Italian | centro | centre, center; middle, midpoint; core, heart |
| 3 | Latin | centrum | center |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κέντρον | Something with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *kéntron | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *ḱéntrom | pointed tool |