Where does “kjøpesenter” come from?
kjøpesenter (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk senter, from English centre, from Middle English center, from Middle French centre, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom — pointed tool.
kjøpesenter (Norwegian Nynorsk): a shopping centre
Definitions
- a shopping centre
Ancestry of “kjøpesenter”, step by step
kjøpesenter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk senter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | senter | a centre or center |
| 2 | English | centre | Alternative spelling of center |
| 3 | Middle English | center | — |
| 4 | Middle French | centre | — |
| 5 | Latin | centrum | center |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κέντρον | Something with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *kéntron | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *ḱéntrom | pointed tool |