Where does “geocentric” come from?
Geocentric comes from Ancient Greek κεντρικός, meaning "relating to a center," derived from Ancient Greek γῆ, meaning "earth."
geocentric (English): Having the Earth at the center
Definitions
- Having the Earth at the center
Ancestry of “geocentric”, step by step
geocentric traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French géocentrique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | géocentrique | geocentric |
| 2 | French | géo- | geo- |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γεω- | earth; earth- |
| 4 | Latin | -logia | -logy; the study of |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |