Where does “centro” come from?

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

centro (Spanish): center; center, moderate tendencies or ideas;...

Definitions

  1. center; center, moderate tendencies or ideas;...

Ancestry of “centro”, step by step

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

Words derived from “centro”

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