Etymology

bicentric

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Today it means: Having two centres. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Italic*dwi-
  4. Latinbi-
  5. Englishbi-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱen-?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrom
  8. Proto-Hellenic*kéntron
  9. Ancient Greekκέντρον (kéntron)
  10. Ancient Greekκεντρικός (kentrikós)
  11. English todaybicentric

From bi- + -centric.

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