Where does “ethnocentrism” come from?
Ethnocentrism derives from the prefix ethno-, from Ancient Greek ἔθνος meaning "nation" or "people," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European swedh-no-.
ethnocentrism (English): The tendency to look at the world primarily from...
Definitions
- The tendency to look at the world primarily from...
Ancestry of “ethnocentrism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | centrism | Any moderate political philosophy that avoids... |
| 2 | English | centre | Alternative spelling of center |
| 3 | Middle English | center | — |
| 4 | Middle French | centre | — |
| 5 | Latin | centrum | center |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κέντρον | Something with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *kéntron | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *ḱéntrom | pointed tool |