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Where does “ἔκκεντρος” come from?

ἔκκεντρος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom.

ἔκκεντρος (Ancient Greek): not having the earth as the center of an orbit

Definitions

  1. not having the earth as the center of an orbit

Ancestry of “ἔκκεντρος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekκέντρονSomething with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
2Proto-Hellenic*kéntron—
3Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrom—

Words derived from “ἔκκεντρος”

  • eccentric
  • eccentricity
  • eccentrically
  • uneccentric
  • photoeccentric
  • eccentricate
  • excentricus
  • exzentrisch
  • エキセントリック
  • excentrikus
  • excentrique
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