Where does “-centric” come from?

-centric (English) comes from Ancient Greek κεντρικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

-centric (English): having a specified number of centres; having a...

Definitions

  1. having a specified number of centres; having a...

Ancestry of “-centric”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκεντρικόςcentral
2Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
3Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
4Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “-centric

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Ancient Greek -ικόςEvery word from Ancient Greek -κός