Where does “photoeccentric” come from?
photoeccentric (English) comes from English eccentric, from Middle French excentrique, from Medieval Latin excentricus, from Ancient Greek ἔκκεντρος, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom.
photoeccentric (English): Relating to the light from a star partially...
Definitions
- Relating to the light from a star partially...
Ancestry of “photoeccentric”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | eccentric | Not at or in the centre; away from the centre;... |
| 2 | Middle French | excentrique | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | excentricus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἔκκεντρος | not having the earth as the center of an orbit |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κέντρον | Something with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *kéntron | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *ḱéntrom | — |