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
- Not associated with a period
Ancestry of “nonperiod”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |