Egocentric
/ˌiː.ɡoʊˈsen.trɪk/noun
Centered on oneself; excessively self-focused or self-important.
Did you know?Egocentric is a modern hybrid coined from Latin ego “I” and Greek kentron “center,” so the word itself literally maps the self as the universe’s center.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*egʰóm
“I, me”
Latin
Latin
ego
“I”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ḱent-
“sharp point, prick; center, pivot”
Greek
Greek
kentron
“sharp point, goad; center of a circle”
19th Century
English
egocentric
“self-centered; centered on the self”
Modern English
English
egocentric
“centered on oneself; excessively self-focused”