Where does “perimeter” come from?

Perimeter comes from Ancient Greek περίμετρος, meaning the distance around something.

perimeter (English): The sum of the distance of all the lengths of the...

Definitions

  1. The sum of the distance of all the lengths of the...

Ancestry of “perimeter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinperimetrosperimeter; circumference
2Ancient Greekπερίμετρος—

Words derived from “perimeter”

Every word from Ancient Greek περίμετρος →