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

  1. centromere

Ancestry of “centrómero”, step by step

centrómero traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish centro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcentrocenter; center, moderate tendencies or ideas;...
2Latincentrumcenter
3Ancient GreekκέντρονSomething with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
4Proto-Hellenic*kéntron—
5Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrompointed tool

via Ancient Greek μέρος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμέροςpart, component, region; share, portion; one's...
2Proto-Hellenic*(h)méros—

Words derived from “centrómero”

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