Etymology

centralize

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Today it means: To move things physically towards the centre; to consolidate or concentrate Full definition →

English central ← Latin centrālis ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱen-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrom
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kéntron
  4. Ancient Greekκέντρον (kéntron)
  5. Latincentrum
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  8. Latincentrālis
  9. Englishcentral
  10. English todaycentralize

From central + -ize.

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