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Where does “geocentricity” come from?

geocentricity (English) comes from English geocentric, from French géocentrique, from French géo-, from Ancient Greek γεω-, from Latin -logia, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

geocentricity (English): The quality of being geocentric

Definitions

  1. The quality of being geocentric

Ancestry of “geocentricity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgeocentricHaving the Earth at the center
2Frenchgéocentriquegeocentric
3Frenchgéo-geo-
4Ancient Greekγεω-earth; earth-
5Latin-logia-logy; the study of
6Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
7Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
8Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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