'action-centric' originates from the combination of 'action' and the suffix '-centric', where 'action' refers to the process of doing something, and '-centric' means centered around or focused on.

'action' comes from the Latin word 'actio', and '-centric' is derived from the Greek word 'kentrikos', meaning 'pertaining to a center'.

Initially, 'action-centric' meant focusing on actions, and this meaning has remained consistent in modern usage.