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English word eccentric comes from Latin evanescere, Ancient Greek (to 1453) κέντρον, Ancient Greek (to 1453) ἐκ, and later Latin centrum (Center (US); centre (UK).)
evanescere (Latin)
κέντρον (Ancient Greek)
ἐκ (Ancient Greek)
centrum (Latin)
Center (US); centre (UK).
ἔκκεντρος (Ancient Greek)
excentricus (Malayalam)
excentrique (Middle French)
eccentric (English)
(of a person) Deviating from the norm; behaving unexpectedly or differently.. (physiology, of a motion) Against or in the opposite direction of contraction of a muscle (e.g., such as results from flexion of the lower arm (bending of the elbow joint) by an external force while contracting the triceps and other elbow extensor muscles to control that movement; opening of the jaw while flexing [...]