Where does “centrism” come from?

Centrism derives from English centre plus the suffix -ism from Ancient Greek -ισμός, ultimately from Latin centrum, Ancient Greek κέντρον, κεντεῖν meaning to prick or goad, and Proto-Indo-European ḱent-.

centrism (English): Any moderate political philosophy that avoids...

Definitions

  1. Any moderate political philosophy that avoids...

Ancestry of “centrism”, step by step

centrism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English centre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcentreAlternative spelling of center
2Middle Englishcenter
3Middle Frenchcentre
4Latincentrumcenter
5Ancient GreekκέντρονSomething with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
6Proto-Hellenic*kéntron
7Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrompointed tool

via Romanian centru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancentrucentre
2Frenchcentrépast participle of centrer; central; centralized

Words derived from “centrism

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