'debt-centric' originates from the combination of 'debt' and the suffix '-centric', where 'debt' refers to an obligation to pay money and '-centric' means centered around or focused on.

'debt' comes from the Old French word 'dette', which evolved from the Latin 'debitum', meaning 'something owed'. The suffix '-centric' is derived from the Greek 'kentrikos', meaning 'pertaining to a center'.

Initially, 'debt' referred to any obligation or duty, but over time it has come to primarily mean a financial obligation.