Where does “pericentru” come from?
pericentru (Romanian) comes from English pericentre, 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.
pericentru (Romanian): pericenter
Definitions
- pericenter
Ancestry of “pericentru”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pericentre | Alternative spelling of pericenter |
| 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 |