Where does “perifèric” come from?
perifèric (Catalan) comes from Catalan perifèria, from Latin peripherīa, from Ancient Greek περιφέρεια, from Ancient Greek περιφερής, from Ancient Greek περιφέρω, from Ancient Greek περῐ-, from New Latin helium, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος — to push, to hit.
perifèric (Catalan): peripheral
Definitions
- peripheral
Ancestry of “perifèric”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | perifèria | periphery |
| 2 | Latin | peripherīa | circumference |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | περιφέρεια | circumference, periphery; the line around the... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | περιφερής | Circular, round |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | περιφέρω | to carry round, carry about; to survive, endure,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | περῐ- | around; very; round about |
| 7 | New Latin | helium | helium |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |