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Where does “logocentrism” come from?

logocentrism (English) comes from English -centrism, from English -centric, from Ancient Greek κεντρικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

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Ancestry of “logocentrism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-centrismA focus on, or belief in the superiority of, one...
2English-centrichaving a specified number of centres; having a...
3Ancient Greekκεντρικόςcentral
4Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
5Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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