Where does “centraj” come from?

centraj (Romanian) comes from French centrage, from French centrer, from French centré, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom — pointed tool.

centraj (Romanian): centering

Definitions

  1. centering

Ancestry of “centraj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcentragecentering
2Frenchcentrerto center
3Frenchcentrépast participle of centrer; central; centralized
4Latincentrumcenter
5Ancient GreekκέντρονSomething with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
6Proto-Hellenic*kéntron
7Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrompointed tool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntromEvery word from Proto-Hellenic *kéntronEvery word from Ancient Greek κέντρον
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