Where does “barycentrum” come from?

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

barycentrum (Polish): barycenter

Definitions

  1. barycenter

Ancestry of “barycentrum”, step by step

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

Words derived from “barycentrum”

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