Where does “centru” come from?

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

centru (Romanian): centre

Definitions

  1. centre

Ancestry of “centru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcentrépast participle of centrer; central; centralized
2Latincentrumcenter
3Ancient GreekκέντρονSomething with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
4Proto-Hellenic*kéntron
5Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrompointed tool

Words derived from “centru

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntromEvery word from Proto-Hellenic *kéntronEvery word from Ancient Greek κέντρον