Greek and Latin Roots of English: Centrifuge

According to the Merriam-Webster, centrifugue is ''a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing , or for simulating gravitational effects''. The girl in the pic seems to be looking for centrifugation ;-)


According to the Etymology Dictionary,centrifugue derives from Greek centr- (center)
and from Latin -fuge (to put to flight).


Another words with the root centr- are: centralize, centralization and centripetal. Other words with the root -fuge are: calcifuge, vermifuge and refuge.

Greek and Latin Roots of English: Centrifuge