Where does “periaquatic” come from?

periaquatic (English) comes from English peri, from Ottoman Turkish پری, from Persian پری, from Persian پر, from Middle Persian purr, from Proto-Iranian pr̥Hnáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥Hnás, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós — to fill.

periaquatic (English): Surrounding water

Definitions

  1. Surrounding water

Ancestry of “periaquatic”, step by step

periaquatic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English peri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishperiA sprite or supernatural being
2Ottoman Turkishپریfairy
3Persianپریsprite or supernatural being in Iranian/Persian...
4Persianپرfull; feather; wing
5Middle Persianpurr
6Proto-Iranianpr̥Hnáhfull, filled
7Proto-Indo-Iranianpr̥Hnásfull, filled
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via English aquatic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaquaticRelating to water; living in or near water,...
2Middle Frenchaquatiqueliving in water
3Latinaquaticuswater; aquatic; rainy; watery
4Latin-aticusUsed to form adjectives indicating a relation to...
5Latin-ātused
6Proto-Italic-ātos
7Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁-
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