myEtymology.com: English etymology of barycentre

Etymology of the English word barycentre

the English word barycentre

derived from the Greek word barus, βαρύς (weighty; (fig) burdensome, grave)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷerə-

derived from the Greek word centre

The earliest known usage of barycentre in English dates from the 20th century.