Where does “hipocentru” come from?
hipocentru (Romanian) comes from English hypocentre, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom — pointed tool.
hipocentru (Romanian): hypocenter
Definitions
- hypocenter
Ancestry of “hipocentru”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hypocentre | The focus of an earthquake, directly under the... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κέντρον | Something with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | *kéntron | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *ḱéntrom | pointed tool |