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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.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “vårdcentral”, step by step

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