'humanocentric' originates from modern English combining the word 'human' (ultimately from Latin 'humanus') with the suffix '-centric' (from Greek 'kentrikos' via Latin/French), where 'kentr-' meant 'center'.

'human' came into English from Latin 'humanus'; the element '-centric' derives from Greek 'kentron'/'kentrikos' (via Latin/French) meaning 'center'; the modern compound 'humanocentric' is modeled on similar formations such as 'anthropocentric' and arose in modern English usage.

Initially formed to mean 'centered on humans' and this core sense has been retained, though it is sometimes used critically to indicate anthropocentric bias.