Where does “negrocentrism” come from?
negrocentrism (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 — pointed tool.
negrocentrism (English): Afrocentrism
Definitions
- Afrocentrism
Ancestry of “negrocentrism”, step by step
negrocentrism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English centrism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | centrism | Any moderate political philosophy that avoids... |
| 2 | English | centre | Alternative spelling of center |
| 3 | Middle English | center | — |
| 4 | Middle French | centre | — |
| 5 | Latin | centrum | center |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κέντρον | Something with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *kéntron | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *ḱéntrom | pointed tool |
via English Negro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Negro | A black person; a person of sub-Saharan African... |
| 2 | Spanish | negro | black; a black person; ghost writer |
| 3 | Latin | nigrum | masculine accusative singular of niger; neuter... |
| 4 | Latin | niger | wan, shining black; bad; evil; ill-omened |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |