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Where does “multiperiodic” come from?

multiperiodic (English) comes from English periodic, from English iodic, from French iodique, from French iodé, from Ancient Greek ἰοειδής, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

multiperiodic (English): Recurring with multiple periods

Definitions

  1. Recurring with multiple periods

Ancestry of “multiperiodic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishperiodicRelative to a period or periods; Having repeated...
2Englishiodicof, or relating to iodine or its compounds,...
3Frenchiodiqueiodic
4Frenchiodépast participle of ioder; iodized, iodinated
5Ancient Greekἰοειδήςviolet
6Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
7Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
8Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
9Proto-Indo-European-ess—
10Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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