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Where does “περιοδικός” come from?

περιοδικός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

περιοδικός (Ancient Greek): acquired in one's travels; periodic, recurrent...

Definitions

  1. acquired in one's travels; periodic, recurrent...

Ancestry of “περιοδικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
2Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
3Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “περιοδικός”

  • periodic
  • periodically
  • aperiodic
  • nonperiodic
  • quasiperiodic
  • photoperiodic
  • antiperiodic
  • aperiodically
  • biperiodic
  • subperiodic
  • diperiodic
  • quasiperiodically
  • multiperiodic
  • nonperiodically
  • isoperiodic
  • semiperiodic
  • monoperiodic
  • preperiodic
  • superperiodic
  • orthoperiodic
  • non-periodic
  • periodicus
  • periódicamente
  • periódico
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