Where does “epicentrum” come from?

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

epicentrum (Swedish): an epicentre

Definitions

  1. an epicentre

Ancestry of “epicentrum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishcentrumcentre; the middle of something
2Latincentrumcenter
3Ancient GreekκέντρονSomething with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
4Proto-Hellenic*kéntron—
5Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrompointed tool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron →Every word from Ancient Greek κέντρον →