Where does “descentralizar” come from?
descentralizar (Spanish) comes from Spanish centralizar, from Spanish central, from Latin centrālis, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom — pointed tool.
descentralizar (Spanish): to decentralize
Definitions
- to decentralize
Ancestry of “descentralizar”, step by step
descentralizar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish centralizar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | centralizar | to centralize |
| 2 | Spanish | central | central; headquarter; center |
| 3 | Latin | centrālis | central, in the middle |
| 4 | Latin | centrum | center |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κέντρον | Something with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *kéntron | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *ḱéntrom | pointed tool |
via Portuguese centralizar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | centralizar | to centralize |
| 2 | Portuguese | -izar | -ise/-ize |
| 3 | Late Latin | -izō | — |
via Galician centralizar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | centralizar | to centralize |
| 2 | Galician | -izar | -ise/-ize |