Where does “sentrum” come from?

sentrum (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom — pointed tool.

sentrum (Norwegian Nynorsk): a center or centre; a town centre or city centre

Definitions

  1. a center or centre; a town centre or city centre

Ancestry of “sentrum”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sentrum”

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