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central.

central

7 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/sẽˈtɾaw/Brazil[sẽˈtɾaʊ̯]Brazil/sẽˈtɾal/Portugal[sẽˈtɾaɫ]Portugal

  1. central

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱen-? Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom Proto-Hellenic *kéntron Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron)bor. Latin centrum Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin centrālisbor. Portuguese central Borrowed from Latin centrālis. By surface analysis, centro + -al.

noun/sẽˈtɾaw/Brazil[sẽˈtɾaʊ̯]Brazil/sẽˈtɾal/Portugal[sẽˈtɾaɫ]Portugal

  1. centre

    feminine

  2. headquarters

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱen-? Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom Proto-Hellenic *kéntron Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron)bor. Latin centrum Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin centrālisbor. Portuguese central Borrowed from Latin centrālis. By surface analysis, centro + -al.

noun/sẽˈtɾaw/Brazil[sẽˈtɾaʊ̯]Brazil/sẽˈtɾal/Portugal[sẽˈtɾaɫ]Portugal

  1. back (player in a position behind most players on the team)

    Portugal · by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱen-? Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom Proto-Hellenic *kéntron Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron)bor. Latin centrum Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin centrālisbor. Portuguese central Borrowed from Latin centrālis. By surface analysis, centro + -al.

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