Where does “subcentru” come from?

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

subcentru (Romanian): subcenter

Definitions

  1. subcenter

Ancestry of “subcentru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancentrucentre
2Frenchcentrépast participle of centrer; central; centralized
3Latincentrumcenter
4Ancient GreekκέντρονSomething with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
5Proto-Hellenic*kéntron
6Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrompointed tool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntromEvery word from Proto-Hellenic *kéntronEvery word from Ancient Greek κέντρον