'technology-centric' originates from modern English as a compound of 'technology' and the suffix '-centric', where 'technology' derives from Greek 'techne' plus '-logia' meaning 'systematic study or art', and '-centric' comes from Greek 'kentron' meaning 'center'.

'technology' comes from Greek 'techne' + 'logia', passed into Late Latin and then into Modern English as 'technology'; '-centric' developed from Greek 'kentron' through Latin 'centrum' and Old French 'centre', later forming the English combining form 'centric', and these elements combined in modern English to form 'technology-centric'.

Initially, 'technology' meant 'systematic treatment of an art or craft' and '-centric' originally referred to a 'sharp point' or 'center'; over time 'technology' evolved to mean 'application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes' and '-centric' came to mean 'focused on' or 'centered on', so the compound now means 'centered on technology'.