Etymology

concentric

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Today it means: Having a common center. Full definition →

Middle English concentrik ← Middle French concentrique ← Medieval Latin concentricus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromcon-“with, together”
  2. Medieval Latin · derived fromconcentricus
  3. Middle French · derived fromconcentrique
  4. Middle English · inherited fromconcentrik
  5. English todayconcentric

From Middle English concentrik, from Middle French concentrique, from Medieval Latin concentricus, from Latin con- (“with, together”) + centrum (“circle, center”). Equivalent to con- + -centric. By surface analysis, con- + centre + -ic.

Words from the same roots

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