myEtymology.com: English etymology of anthropocentrism

Etymology of the English word anthropocentrism

the English word anthropocentrism

using the English suffix -ism

derived from the French suffix -ism

derived from the Latin suffix -ismus

derived from the Greek suffix -ismos, -ισμός

suffix for verbs ending in "-izein" (cf. Latin "-izare")

derived from the English word anthropocentric

using the English prefix anthropo-

derived from the Greek word anthropos, ἄνθρωπος (man; man-faced; a human being)

using the English suffix -centric

Word found in Modern English