myEtymology.com: French etymology of centrale

Etymology of the French word centrale

the French word centrale

derived from the French word central

derived from the Latin word centralis (central; centrally located; in middle)

derived 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 kentein

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kent-