Where does “sociocentrism” come from?
sociocentrism (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.
sociocentrism (English): The tendency to look at the world primarily from...
Definitions
- The tendency to look at the world primarily from...
Ancestry of “sociocentrism”, step by step
sociocentrism 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 socio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | socio | At an institute of education, a class where... |
| 2 | English | sociology | The study of society, human social interaction... |
| 3 | French | sociologie | sociology |
| 4 | Latin | socius | sharing, joining in, partaking, associated;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πάθος | pain, suffering, death; misfortune, calamity,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πάσχω | to undergo, experience; have someone do something... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰendʰ- | to bind; bond |