Where does “centralamerikan” come from?
centralamerikan (Swedish) comes from Swedish Centralamerika, from Swedish central, from Latin centrālis, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom — pointed tool.
centralamerikan (Swedish): Central American
Definitions
- Central American
Ancestry of “centralamerikan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | Centralamerika | — |
| 2 | Swedish | central | central, centralized, situated at the centre;... |
| 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 |