Where does “termocentrală” come from?
termocentrală (Romanian) comes from Romanian centrală, from French centrale, from French central, from Middle French central, from Latin centrālis, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron — pointed tool.
termocentrală (Romanian): power plant
Definitions
- power plant
Ancestry of “termocentrală”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | centrală | headquarters |
| 2 | French | centrale | feminine singular of central; power plant |
| 3 | French | central | central |
| 4 | Middle French | central | — |
| 5 | Latin | centrālis | central, in the middle |
| 6 | Latin | centrum | center |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κέντρον | Something with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *kéntron | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *ḱéntrom | pointed tool |