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Where does “περῐ-” come from?

περῐ- (Ancient Greek) comes from New Latin helium, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

περῐ- (Ancient Greek): around; very; round about

Definitions

  1. around; very; round about

Ancestry of “περῐ-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinheliumhelium
2Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
3Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
4Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “περῐ-”

  • peripheral
  • periphery
  • Pericles
  • peripatetic
  • peripherally
  • Peripatetic
  • pericarp
  • semiperiphery
  • peripheralization
  • semiperipheral
  • peripheralisation
  • peripherin
  • midperipheral
  • midperiphery
  • peripatetically
  • nonperipheral
  • centroperipheral
  • peripheralize
  • peripateticism
  • peripheralist
  • ultraperipheral
  • epiperipheral
  • peripheralise
  • pericarpal
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