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
- periodicity
Ancestry of “periodicalness”, step by step
periodicalness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English periodical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | periodical | A publication issued regularly, but less... |
| 2 | English | period | A length of time; A period of time in history... |
| 3 | Middle English | periode | — |
| 4 | Middle French | periode | — |
| 5 | Latin | periodus | a complete sentence; period; the circuit of the... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | περίοδος | going round in a circle, flank march;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὁδός | threshold; road, path, way; journey, trip,... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *hodós | — |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |