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
- The quality of being geocentric
Ancestry of “geocentricity”, step by step
geocentricity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English geocentric
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | geocentric | Having the Earth at the center |
| 2 | French | géocentrique | geocentric |
| 3 | French | géo- | geo- |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γεω- | earth; earth- |
| 5 | Latin | -logia | -logy; the study of |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |