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Where does “etnocentrico” come from?

etnocentrico (Italian) comes from Spanish céntrico, from Spanish -ico, from Latin -icum, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

etnocentrico (Italian): ethnocentric

Definitions

  1. ethnocentric

Ancestry of “etnocentrico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcéntricocentral; located in the center, centrally
2Spanish-icoAdded to nouns to form adjectives; -ic; Usually...
3Latin-icumnominative neuter singular of -icus; accusative...
4Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
5Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
6Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “etnocentrico”

  • etnocentricamente
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