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Where does “centralizar” come from?

centralizar (Spanish) comes from Spanish central, from Latin centrālis, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom.

centralizar (Spanish): to centralize

Definitions

  1. to centralize

Ancestry of “centralizar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcentralcentral; headquarter; center
2Latincentrālis—
3Latincentrumcenter ; centre
4Ancient GreekκέντρονSomething with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
5Proto-Hellenic*kéntron—
6Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrom—

Words derived from “centralizar”

  • descentralizar
  • centralización
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