Concentric
/kənˈsɛntrɪk/noun
Having a common center.
Did you know?The word ultimately comes from Latin centrum, which the Romans borrowed from Greek kentron, a word tied to the pointed sting of an insect and the pivot point of a compass, so the “center” began as a sharp, piercing point.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
concentricus
“having the same center”
Late Latin
Latin
centrum
“center; pivot point”
Ancient Greek
Greek
kentron
“sharp point; goad; compass point; center”
Ancient Greek
Greek
kentronikós
“pertaining to a center or point”
16th Century
English
concentrick
“having a common center”
Modern English
English
concentric
“having a common center”