Where does “centrão” come from?

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

centrão (Portuguese): a group of political parties that do not have a specific ideological orientation; big tent

Definitions

  1. a group of political parties that do not have a specific ideological orientation; big tent

Ancestry of “centrão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecentrocentre; center; downtown
2Latincentrumcenter
3Ancient GreekκέντρονSomething with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
4Proto-Hellenic*kéntron—
5Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrompointed tool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron →Every word from Ancient Greek κέντρον →