'import-centric' originates from the combination of 'import' and the suffix '-centric', where 'import' refers to bringing goods into a country, and '-centric' means centered around or focused on.

'Import' comes from the Latin word 'importare', meaning 'to bring in', and '-centric' is derived from the Greek 'kentrikos', meaning 'pertaining to a center'.

Initially, 'import' meant 'to bring in goods', and '-centric' meant 'centered around'. Together, they evolved to describe a focus on imports.