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Where does “homocentric” come from?

homocentric (English) comes from Latin homō, from Old Latin hemō, from Proto-Italic hemō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰmṓ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

homocentric (English): Having the same centre; Focused on human beings;...

Definitions

  1. Having the same centre; Focused on human beings;...

Ancestry of “homocentric”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhomō—
2Old Latinhemō—
3Proto-Italichemōman
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰmṓearthling
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
6Proto-Indo-European-ōm—
7Proto-Indo-European-mi—
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