Etymology of the Latin word centrum
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-Derivations in Latin
concentricus,
centralis,
centriolum,
microcentrum,
centrifugusDerivations in other languages
Albanian
qend, English
centrum, French
centre, Italian
centro, Portuguese
centroCognates
Dutch
centrum, English
centre, English
center, French
centre, German
Zentrum, Italian
centro, Lithuanian
centras, Norwegian
sentrum, Polish
centrala, Russian
центр, Spanish
centro, Swedish
centrumUsage
Word found in Classical Latin
