Where does “pericope” come from?
Pericope comes from Latin pericope, from Ancient Greek περικοπή, from Ancient Greek κοπή meaning a cutting or section.
pericope (English): A section of text forming a coherent thought,...
Definitions
- A section of text forming a coherent thought,...
Ancestry of “pericope”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pericope | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | περικοπή | section |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | περικόπτω | to cut all round, mutilate, trim off, prune, cut away |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | περῐ- | around; very; round about |
| 5 | New Latin | helium | helium |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |