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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

  1. Relating to the light from a star partially...

Ancestry of “photoeccentric”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisheccentricNot at or in the centre; away from the centre;...
2Middle Frenchexcentrique—
3Medieval Latinexcentricus—
4Ancient Greekἔκκεντροςnot having the earth as the center of an orbit
5Ancient GreekκέντρονSomething with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
6Proto-Hellenic*kéntron—
7Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrom—
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