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Where does “periode” come from?

periode (Dutch) comes from Middle French periode, from Latin periodus, from Ancient Greek περίοδος, from Ancient Greek ὁδός, from Proto-Hellenic *hodós.

periode (Dutch): period; era

Definitions

  1. period; era

Ancestry of “periode”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchperiode—
2Latinperiodusa complete sentence; period; the circuit of the...
3Ancient Greekπερίοδοςgoing round in a circle, flank march;...
4Ancient Greekὁδόςthreshold; road, path, way; journey, trip,...
5Proto-Hellenic*hodós—

Words derived from “periode”

  • periodiek
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