Where does “midperiphery” come from?
midperiphery (English) comes from English periphery, from Old French peripherie, from Latin peripherīa, from Ancient Greek περιφέρεια, from Ancient Greek περιφερής, from Ancient Greek περιφέρω, from Ancient Greek περῐ-, from New Latin helium — to push, to hit.
midperiphery (English): The middle of the periphery
Definitions
- The middle of the periphery
Ancestry of “midperiphery”, step by step
midperiphery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English periphery
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | periphery | The outside boundary, parts or surface of... |
| 2 | Old French | peripherie | — |
| 3 | Latin | peripherīa | circumference |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | περιφέρεια | circumference, periphery; the line around the... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | περιφερής | Circular, round |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | περιφέρω | to carry round, carry about; to survive, endure,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | περῐ- | around; very; round about |
| 8 | New Latin | helium | helium |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via English MID
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | MID | Initialism of mobile information device |
| 2 | English | mid-range | Of a central or halfway point |
| 3 | English | range | A line or series of mountains, buildings, etc; A... |
| 4 | Middle English | rengen | — |
| 5 | Old French | rengier | to line up; to form ranks |
| 6 | Old French | reng | place; position |
| 7 | Latin | rencus | row; order, rank |
| 8 | Gaulish | rekos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | reketi | to arrange |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (H)rek- | to set in order |