Where does “etnoċentriku” come from?

etnoċentriku (Maltese) comes from Italian etnocentrico, 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.

etnoċentriku (Maltese): ethnocentric

Definitions

  1. ethnocentric

Ancestry of “etnoċentriku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianetnocentricoethnocentric
2Spanishcéntricocentral; located in the center, centrally
3Spanish-icoAdded to nouns to form adjectives; -ic; Usually...
4Latin-icumnominative neuter singular of -icus; accusative...
5Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
6Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
7Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
8Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Ancient Greek -ικόςEvery word from Latin -icus
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