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Where does “sentral” come from?

sentral (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Latin centrālis, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom.

sentral (Norwegian Bokmål): central; a centre or center; an exchange

Definitions

  1. central; a centre or center; an exchange

Ancestry of “sentral”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sentral”

  • Sentral-Amerika
  • sentralafrikaner
  • sentralafrikansk
  • telefonsentral
  • sentralbank
  • sentralstasjon
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