Where does “excentrique” come from?
excentrique (Middle French) comes from Medieval Latin excentricus, from Ancient Greek ἔκκεντρος, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom — pointed tool.
Ancestry of “excentrique”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | excentricus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἔκκεντρος | not having the earth as the center of an orbit |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κέντρον | Something with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *kéntron | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *ḱéntrom | pointed tool |