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Where does “gynocentrism” come from?

gynocentrism (English) comes from English centrism, from English centre, from Middle English center, from Middle French centre, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom.

gynocentrism (English): An ideological focus on females, and issues...

Definitions

  1. An ideological focus on females, and issues...

Ancestry of “gynocentrism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcentrismAny moderate political philosophy that avoids...
2EnglishcentreAlternative spelling of center
3Middle Englishcenter—
4Middle Frenchcentre—
5Latincentrumcenter ; centre
6Ancient GreekκέντρονSomething with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
7Proto-Hellenic*kéntron—
8Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrom—
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