Where does “centripet” come from?

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

centripet (Romanian): centripetal

Definitions

  1. centripetal

Ancestry of “centripet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcentripètecentripetal
2Frenchcentrépast participle of centrer; central; centralized
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 →