Where does “ultracentral” come from?

ultracentral (Romanian) comes from Romanian central, from French central, from Middle French central, from Latin centrālis, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom — pointed tool.

ultracentral (Romanian): downtown

Definitions

  1. downtown

Ancestry of “ultracentral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancentralcentral, pivotal, nodal
2Frenchcentralcentral
3Middle Frenchcentral—
4Latincentrāliscentral, in the middle
5Latincentrumcenter
6Ancient GreekκέντρονSomething with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
7Proto-Hellenic*kéntron—
8Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrompointed tool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron →Every word from Ancient Greek κέντρον →