Etymology

polycentric

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Today it means: Having many centres, especially centres of authority or control Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ḱen-?
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrom
  7. Proto-Hellenic*kéntron
  8. Ancient Greekκέντρον (kéntron)
  9. Ancient Greekκεντρικός (kentrikós)
  10. English todaypolycentric

From poly- + -centric.

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