Where does “centroizquierda” come from?

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

centroizquierda (Spanish): center-left

Definitions

  1. center-left

Ancestry of “centroizquierda”, step by step

centroizquierda 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 Spanish izquierda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishizquierdafeminine singular of izquierdo; left
2Basqueezkerraabsolutive singular of ezker
3Basqueezkerleft-handed; left; left, left-wing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron →Every word from Ancient Greek κέντρον →