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Where does “aperiodic” come from?

Aperiodic comes from English periodic with the prefix a-, ultimately from Latin ad- and Proto-Indo-European h₂epo and al-.

aperiodic (English): That does not recur periodically; That does not...

Definitions

  1. That does not recur periodically; That does not...

Ancestry of “aperiodic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishā-—
2Old Englishġe-—
3Proto-West Germanicga-used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating...
4Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
7Middle Englishkyt—
8Germankitt—
9Old High Germankuti—
10Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
11Proto-Germanickweduzresin
12Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
13Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “aperiodic”

  • aperiodically
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