'aviation-centric' originates from the combination of 'aviation' and the suffix '-centric', where 'aviation' refers to the operation of aircraft and '-centric' means centered around or focused on.

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

Initially, it meant 'centered around aviation', and this meaning has remained consistent in modern usage.