Etymology

homocentric

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Today it means: Having the same centre. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κεντρικός (kentrikós) ← Proto-Hellenic *kéntron ← Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom
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homocentric · adjective1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*somHós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*homós
  4. Ancient Greekὁμός (homós)
  5. Englishhomo-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱen-?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrom
  8. Proto-Hellenic*kéntron
  9. Ancient Greekκέντρον (kéntron)
  10. Ancient Greekκεντρικός (kentrikós)
  11. English todayhomocentric

From homo- + -centric.

homocentric · adjective2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*somHós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*homós
  4. Ancient Greekὁμός (homós)
  5. Germanhomo-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*sek-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*séks-u-s
  8. Proto-Italic*seksus
  9. Proto-Indo-European*sek-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*sékh₁yeti
  11. Proto-Italic*sekaō
  12. Latinsecō
  13. Latinsecāre?
  14. Latinsexus
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  17. Latinsexuālis
  18. Germansexual
  19. Germanhomosexua
  20. Englishhomosexualbf.
  21. Englishhomo-
  22. Proto-Indo-European*ḱen-?
  23. Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrom
  24. Proto-Hellenic*kéntron
  25. Ancient Greekκέντρον (kéntron)
  26. Ancient Greekκεντρικός (kentrikós)
  27. English todayhomocentric

From homo- + -centric.

homocentric · adjective3

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeǵʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰéǵʰōm
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰmṓ
  4. Proto-Italic*hemō
  5. Latinhemō
  6. Latinhomō
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱen-?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrom
  9. Proto-Hellenic*kéntron
  10. Ancient Greekκέντρον (kéntron)
  11. Ancient Greekκεντρικός (kentrikós)
  12. English todayhomocentric

From Latin homō (“human”) + English -centric.

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