'marketing-centric' originates from the combination of 'marketing' and the suffix '-centric', where 'marketing' refers to the activities involved in promoting and selling products or services, and '-centric' means focused on or centered around.

'marketing' evolved from the Old English word 'mearcian', meaning 'to mark', and '-centric' comes from the Latin 'centrum', meaning 'center'.

Initially, 'marketing' referred to the act of buying and selling in a market, but over time it evolved to encompass a broader range of promotional activities.