Where does “égocentrique” come from?

égocentrique (French) comes from French centré, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom — pointed tool.

égocentrique (French): egocentric

Definitions

  1. egocentric

Ancestry of “égocentrique”, step by step

égocentrique traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French centré

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcentrépast participle of centrer; central; centralized
2Latincentrumcenter
3Ancient GreekκέντρονSomething with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
4Proto-Hellenic*kéntron—
5Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrompointed tool

via Latin egō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinegōI; first person singular personal pronoun, nominative case
2Proto-ItalicegōI
3Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “égocentrique”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron →Every word from Ancient Greek κέντρον →