Where does “periodical” come from?
Periodical derives from English period plus the suffix -ic, from French -ique, Latin -icus, and Proto-Indo-European -kos, ultimately from the root sed-.
periodical (English): A publication issued regularly, but less...
Definitions
- A publication issued regularly, but less...
Ancestry of “periodical”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |