Etymology

multicenter

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to multiple centers. Full definition →

English center ← Middle English center ← Middle French centre
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ml̥tós?
  3. Proto-Italic*moltos
  4. Latinmultus
  5. Latinmultī
  6. Middle Englishmulti-
  7. Englishmulti-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱen-?
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrom
  10. Proto-Hellenic*kéntron
  11. Ancient Greekκέντρον (kéntron)
  12. Latincentrum
  13. Middle Frenchcentre
  14. Middle Englishcenter
  15. Englishcenter
  16. English todaymulticenter

From multi- + center.

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