'image-centric' originates from the combination of 'image' and the suffix '-centric', where 'image' refers to a visual representation and '-centric' means centered around or focused on.

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

Initially, it meant 'centered around images', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.