Where does “centrómero” come from?

centrómero (Spanish) comes from Spanish centro, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom — pointed tool.

centrómero (Spanish): centromere

Definitions

centromere

Ancestry of “centrómero”, step by step

centrómero traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish centro

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	centro	center; center, moderate tendencies or ideas;...
2	Latin	centrum	center
3	Ancient Greek	κέντρον	Something with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
4	Proto-Hellenic	*kéntron	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	*ḱéntrom	pointed tool

via Ancient Greek μέρος

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	μέρος	part, component, region; share, portion; one's...
2	Proto-Hellenic	*(h)méros	—

Words derived from “centrómero”

centromérico

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron →Every word from Ancient Greek κέντρον →