Where does “descentra” come from?

descentra (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.

descentra (Romanian): to decentre

Definitions

  1. to decentre

Ancestry of “descentra”, 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

Words derived from “descentra

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom
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