centro

Spanish

noun
Definitions
  • center
  • (geometry) center
  • (politics) center, moderate tendencies or ideas
  • middle
  • core, heart
  • (urbanism) city center, downtown

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin centrum (centre, center, center point, central) derived from Ancient Greek κέντρον (sharp point, center, goad, thorn, something with a sharp point, centre, centre of a circle, spur) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱent- (pierce).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ḱent-

Gloss

pierce

Concept
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Ontological Category

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