Where does “ortocentru” come from?
ortocentru (Romanian) comes from English orthocentre, from English centre, from Middle English center, from Middle French centre, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom — pointed tool.
ortocentru (Romanian): orthocenter
Definitions
- orthocenter
Ancestry of “ortocentru”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | orthocentre | Alternative form of orthocenter |
| 2 | English | centre | Alternative spelling of center |
| 3 | Middle English | center | — |
| 4 | Middle French | centre | — |
| 5 | Latin | centrum | center |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κέντρον | Something with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *kéntron | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *ḱéntrom | pointed tool |