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Where does “perifovea” come from?

perifovea (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.

perifovea (English): A band immediately surrounding a fovea

Definitions

  1. A band immediately surrounding a fovea

Ancestry of “perifovea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishperiA sprite or supernatural being
2Ottoman Turkishپری—
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
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