Where does “patricentricity” come from?
patricentricity (English) comes from English patricentric, from English -centric, from Ancient Greek κεντρικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
patricentricity (English): The quality of being patricentric
Definitions
- The quality of being patricentric
Ancestry of “patricentricity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | patricentric | Centering around the father or fathers |
| 2 | English | -centric | having a specified number of centres; having a... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κεντρικός | central |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |