Where does “vårdcentral” come from?

vårdcentral (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.

vårdcentral (Swedish): a district health centre, a general practice...

Definitions

  1. a district health centre, a general practice...

Ancestry of “vårdcentral”, step by step

vårdcentral 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 vård

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvårdcare, health care; protection
2Old Norsevarðacairn
3Proto-Germanicwardānąto guard, protect, watch over
4Proto-Germanic*warduz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron →Every word from Ancient Greek κέντρον →