κέντρον
kéntron
“sharp point, centre”
9 words in English grow from this root.
Anthropocentrism
Philosophyἄνθρωποςánthrōpos
“human at the centre”
Barycenter
Earthβαρύςbarýs
“heavy point”
Center
Everydayκέντρονkéntron
“the point that pricks”
Concentric
Numberκέντρονkéntron
“sharing one centre-point”
Eccentric
Mindἐκek
“off the center”
Epicenter
Earthἐπίepí
“upon the center”
Geocentric
Earthγῆgê
“earth-centred”
Heliocentric
Earthἥλιοςhḗlios
“sun-centred”
Hypocenter
Earthὑπόhypó
“the point beneath”