Where does “etnocentrisme” come from?

etnocentrisme (Catalan) comes from Catalan centre, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom — pointed tool.

etnocentrisme (Catalan): ethnocentrism

Definitions

  1. ethnocentrism

Ancestry of “etnocentrisme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancentrecenter; downtown
2Latincentrumcenter
3Ancient GreekκέντρονSomething with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
4Proto-Hellenic*kéntron—
5Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrompointed tool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron →Every word from Ancient Greek κέντρον →