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Where does “uneccentric” come from?

uneccentric (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.

uneccentric (English): Not eccentric

Definitions

  1. Not eccentric

Ancestry of “uneccentric”, 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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