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Etymology of the English word epicentre

the English word epicentre
derived from the New Latin word epicentrum
derived from the Greek word epikentros, ἐπίκεντρος
derived from the Byzantine Greek word epi, ἐπί (upon; properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case); over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.)
derived from the Greek word kentron, κέντρον (a point ('centre'); a sting (figuratively, poison) or goad (figuratively, divine impulse))
derived from the Greek word kentein
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kent-
derived from the Greek word kentros

Date

The earliest known usage of epicentre in English dates from the 19th century.

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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