Etymology of the French word centre
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-Date
The earliest known usage of centre in French dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in French
centrisme,
centriste,
concentrique,
anthropocentrique,
métacentre,
épicentre,
centrer,
avant-centre,
barycentre,
centre-avant,
demi-centre,
hypocentre,
héliocentrique,
orthocentre,
ovocentre,
spermocentre,
centrafricain,
géocentrique,
polycentrique,
polycentrisme,
télocentriqueDerivations in other languages
English
centerCognates
Dutch
centrum, English
centre, English
center, German
Zentrum, Italian
centro, Latin
centrum, Lithuanian
centras, Norwegian
sentrum, Polish
centrala, Russian
центр, Spanish
centro, Swedish
centrumUsage
Word found in Old French
