Where does “centriol” come from?

centriol (Romanian) comes from English centriole, from Latin centriolum, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom — pointed tool.

centriol (Romanian): centriole

Definitions

  1. centriole

Ancestry of “centriol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcentrioleA barrel-shaped microtubule structure found in...
2Latincentriolum—
3Latincentrumcenter
4Ancient GreekκέντρονSomething with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
5Proto-Hellenic*kéntron—
6Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrompointed tool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron →Every word from Ancient Greek κέντρον →