Etymology

Islamocentric

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Today it means: Centred on or overemphasizing Islam and/or Muslims. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κεντρικός (kentrikós) ← Proto-Hellenic *kéntron ← Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom
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The story

  1. Arabicأَسْلَمَ (ʔaslama)
  2. Arabicإِسْلَام (ʔislām)
  3. EnglishIslam
  4. EnglishIslamo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ḱen-?
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrom
  7. Proto-Hellenic*kéntron
  8. Ancient Greekκέντρον (kéntron)
  9. Ancient Greekκεντρικός (kentrikós)
  10. English todayIslamocentric

From Islamo- + -centric.

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