Where does “centrare” come from?

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

centrare (Romanian): centering

Definitions

  1. centering

Ancestry of “centrare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancentrato center
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 *ḱéntrom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron →Every word from Ancient Greek κέντρον →