Where does “περιπέτεια” come from?

περιπέτεια (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek περιπετής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

περιπέτεια (Ancient Greek): u-turn or sudden change

Definitions

  1. u-turn or sudden change

Ancestry of “περιπέτεια”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπεριπετήςfalling round, surrounded by, wrapped in
2Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
3Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
4Proto-Indo-European-ess—
5Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “περιπέτεια”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os →Every word from Ancient Greek -ής →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ēs →