Etymology of the English word centerline
the English word
centerlinederived 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-derived from the English word
linederived from the Old French word
lignederived from the Classical Latin word
linea (string, line)
derived from the Classical Latin word
linum (flax, linen cloth, thread)
derived from the Greek word
linon, λίνον (flax; 'linen')
Usage
Word found in Modern English
