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Where does “periodicalness” come from?

periodicalness (English) comes from English periodical, from English period, from Middle English periode, from Middle French periode, from Latin periodus, from Ancient Greek περίοδος, from Ancient Greek ὁδός, from Proto-Hellenic *hodós.

periodicalness (English): periodicity

Definitions

  1. periodicity

Ancestry of “periodicalness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishperiodicalA publication issued regularly, but less...
2EnglishperiodA length of time; A period of time in history...
3Middle Englishperiode—
4Middle Frenchperiode—
5Latinperiodusa complete sentence; period; the circuit of the...
6Ancient Greekπερίοδοςgoing round in a circle, flank march;...
7Ancient Greekὁδόςthreshold; road, path, way; journey, trip,...
8Proto-Hellenic*hodós—
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