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Where does “nonperiod” come from?

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

nonperiod (English): Not associated with a period

Definitions

  1. Not associated with a period

Ancestry of “nonperiod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishperiodA length of time; A period of time in history...
2Middle Englishperiode—
3Middle Frenchperiode—
4Latinperiodusa complete sentence; period; the circuit of the...
5Ancient Greekπερίοδοςgoing round in a circle, flank march;...
6Ancient Greekὁδόςthreshold; road, path, way; journey, trip,...
7Proto-Hellenic*hodós—
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