Where does “ἔκκεντρος” come from?

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

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

ἔκκεντρος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek κέντρον

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

via Ancient Greek ἐκ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἐκOut of, from; from, with the source of; to denote...
2Proto-Hellenic*eks

Words derived from “ἔκκεντρος

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntromEvery word from Proto-Hellenic *kéntronEvery word from Ancient Greek κέντρον