Where does “foreperiod” come from?
foreperiod (English) comes from English Fore, from German Fahr, from German Fähre, from Middle High German verren, from Old High German ferrana, from Old High German ferro, from Proto-West Germanic *ferrō, from Proto-Germanic ferrai — passed , crossed.
foreperiod (English): A time interval, in reaction time experiments,...
Definitions
- A time interval, in reaction time experiments,...
Ancestry of “foreperiod”, step by step
foreperiod traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Fore
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Fore | A people of Papua New Guinea |
| 2 | German | Fahr | — |
| 3 | German | Fähre | ferry |
| 4 | Middle High German | verren | — |
| 5 | Old High German | ferrana | from afar |
| 6 | Old High German | ferro | afar; skipper |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *ferrō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ferrai | far, distant |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per-nóy | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English period
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | period | A length of time; A period of time in history... |
| 2 | Middle English | periode | — |
| 3 | Middle French | periode | — |
| 4 | Latin | periodus | a complete sentence; period; the circuit of the... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | περίοδος | going round in a circle, flank march;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὁδός | threshold; road, path, way; journey, trip,... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *hodós | — |