Where does “galactocentric” come from?

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

galactocentric (English): Relative to the centre of the galaxy

Definitions

  1. Relative to the centre of the galaxy

Ancestry of “galactocentric”, 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 “galactocentric”

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