Where does “центр” come from?
центр (Russian) comes from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom.
центр (Russian): center, centre; Charlie; downtown, city centre
Definitions
- center, centre; Charlie; downtown, city centre
Ancestry of “центр”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | centrum | center ; centre |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κέντρον | Something with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | *kéntron | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *ḱéntrom | — |
Words derived from “центр”