Where does “-centrism” come from?

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

-centrism (English): A focus on, or belief in the superiority of, one...

Definitions

  1. A focus on, or belief in the superiority of, one...

Ancestry of “-centrism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-centrichaving a specified number of centres; having a...
2Ancient Greekκεντρικόςcentral
3Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
4Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “-centrism”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →