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Where does “centrale” come from?

centrale (Romanian) comes from Romanian central, 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.

centrale (Romanian): nominative feminine plural of central; accusative...

Definitions

  1. nominative feminine plural of central; accusative...

Ancestry of “centrale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancentralcentral, pivotal, nodal
2Frenchcentralcentral
3Middle Frenchcentral—
4Latincentrālis—
5Latincentrumcenter ; centre
6Ancient GreekκέντρονSomething with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
7Proto-Hellenic*kéntron—
8Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrom—
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