Etymology

androcentrism

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Today it means: An ideological focus on males, and issues affecting them, possibly to the detriment of non-males. Full definition →

English andro- ← Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νδρός (ăndrós) ← Proto-Hellenic *anḗr
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂nḗr
  2. Proto-Hellenic*anḗr
  3. Ancient Greekᾰ̓νδρός (ăndrós)
  4. Englishandro-
  5. English todayandrocentrism

From andro- + -centrism.

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