Central
mid 17th century: from French, or from Latin centralis, from centrum (see centre).
wiktionary
Borrowed from Latin centrālis, from centrum(“centre”), from Ancient Greek κέντρον(kéntron).
etymonline
central (adj.)
1640s, "pertaining to or being a center," also "being that from which other related things proceed," from French central or directly from Latin centralis "pertaining to a center," from centrum (see center (n.)). Centrally is attested perhaps as early as early 15c., which might imply a usage of central earlier than the attested date.
Slightly older is centric (1580s). As a U.S. colloquial noun for "central telephone exchange," first recorded 1889 (hence, "Hello, Central?"). Central processing unit attested from 1961. Central America is attested from 1826.
