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Where does “central” come from?

central (Romanian) comes from French central, from Middle French central, from Latin centrālis, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom.

central (Romanian): central, pivotal, nodal

Definitions

  1. central, pivotal, nodal

Ancestry of “central”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcentralcentral
2Middle Frenchcentral—
3Latincentrālis—
4Latincentrumcenter ; centre
5Ancient GreekκέντρονSomething with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
6Proto-Hellenic*kéntron—
7Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrom—

Words derived from “central”

  • centrale
  • central-european
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