Where does “homocentrism” come from?
homocentrism (English) comes from English homocentric, 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.
homocentrism (English): anthropocentrism
Definitions
- anthropocentrism
Ancestry of “homocentrism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | homocentric | Having the same centre; Focused on human beings;... |
| 2 | Latin | homō | human, person, man |
| 3 | Old Latin | hemō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | hemō | man |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰmṓ | earthling |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |