Where does “Ashkenazocentric” come from?
Ashkenazocentric (English) comes from English ‐o‐, from English -prim, from English trimethoprim, from English trimethoxy, from English methoxy, from English oxy-, from English oxygen, from French oxygène — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
Ashkenazocentric (English): Of an approach, view or perspective, centered on or emphasizing the history, culture, and traditions of Ashkenazi Jews
Definitions
- Of an approach, view or perspective, centered on or emphasizing the history, culture, and traditions of Ashkenazi Jews
Ancestry of “Ashkenazocentric”, step by step
Ashkenazocentric traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ‐o‐
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ‐o‐ | — |
| 2 | English | -prim | Used to form names of trimethoprim derivatives acting as |
| 3 | English | trimethoprim | A synthetic antibiotic used to treat malaria and... |
| 4 | English | trimethoxy | Three methoxy groups in a molecule |
| 5 | English | methoxy | The univalent radical CH-O- derived from methanol |
| 6 | English | oxy- | Sharp, keen, acute, pungent, acid; Concerning... |
| 7 | English | oxygen | The chemical element with an atomic number of 8... |
| 8 | French | oxygène | oxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | γένος | offspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | génos | family; race |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via English ashkenazi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ashkenazi | Of or relating to Jews of German origin, and their traditions, customs, and rituals. Their traditional vernacular is Yiddish, and they historically dominated Jewish life in Europe north of the Mediterranean, in contrast to the Sephardim |
| 2 | Hebrew | אַשְׁכְּנַזִּי | — |
| 3 | Hebrew | אַשְׁכֲּנַז | Ashkenaz |