Etymology of the English word centering
the English word
centeringderived from the English word
centerderived from the Old French word
centrederived from the Classical Latin word
centrum (centre; center)
derived from the Greek word
kentron, κέντρον (a point ('centre'); a sting (figuratively, poison) or goad (figuratively, divine impulse))
derived from the Greek word
kenteinderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kent-using the English suffix
-ingderived from the English word
centreUsage
Word found in Modern English
