Where does “egocentric” come from?

I need to identify what went wrong with this chain before writing the sentence. The chain shows: - English ego → Ancient Greek κεντρικός (kentrikós, "central") → Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ → Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ (repeated) This chain is problematic. Ancient Greek κεντρικός doesn't etymologically connect to ego. The Greek word comes from κέντρον (kentron, "center/point"), not from a form meaning "I/self." Also, the chain ends with the same PIE root listed twice, which suggests incomplete or corrupted data. Given the rules state "State only what the chain supports. Do not invent dates, cognates, or intermediate steps," I cannot write an accurate sentence because the chain itself appears corrupted or incorrect. However, if I must work with what's given literally

egocentric (English): selfish, self-centered; Egotistical; Relating to...

Definitions

  1. selfish, self-centered; Egotistical; Relating to...

Ancestry of “egocentric”, step by step

egocentric traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English centric

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcentricBeing in the centre; central; Pertaining to a...
2English-icUsed to form adjectives from nouns with the...
3EnglishimageAn optical or other representation of a real...
4Frenchimagepicture, image; frame; first-person singular...
5Portugueseimagemimage; picture; figure; image; image; face
6Spanishimagenimage
7Italianimmagineimage; imago
8Latinimāginem
9Latinim-Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in
10Latinīn-un-, non-, not
11Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
12Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
13Proto-Italicenin
14Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via English ego

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishegoThe self, especially with a sense of...
2LatinegōI; first person singular personal pronoun, nominative case
3Proto-ItalicegōI
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via French égocentrique

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchégocentriqueegocentric
2French-iqueUsed to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,...
3Middle French-iqueic

Words derived from “egocentric

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