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concentric

The origin and history of concentric.

Etymology

The word came into English as concentrik from Middle English, borrowed from Middle French concentrique, which traces back to the Medieval Latin concentricus. That in turn combines the Latin prefix con-, meaning together, with centrum, meaning centre or circle.

Origin: Medieval Latin

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