Where does “centralort” come from?

centralort (Swedish) comes from Swedish central, from Latin centrālis, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom — pointed tool.

centralort (Swedish): A locality (tätort) which is the administrative center of a municipality (kommun)

Definitions

  1. A locality (tätort) which is the administrative center of a municipality (kommun)

Ancestry of “centralort”, step by step

centralort traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish central

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishcentralcentral, centralized, situated at the centre;...
2Latincentrāliscentral, in the middle
3Latincentrumcenter
4Ancient GreekκέντρονSomething with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
5Proto-Hellenic*kéntron
6Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrompointed tool

via Swedish ört

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishörtherb
2Old Norseurt
3Proto-Germanicwurt-oblique stem of *wrōts
4Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntromEvery word from Proto-Hellenic *kéntronEvery word from Ancient Greek κέντρον
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