Where does “peripherality” come from?
peripherality (English) comes from English peripheral, from English periphery, from Old French peripherie, from Latin peripherīa, from Ancient Greek περιφέρεια, from Ancient Greek περιφερής, from Ancient Greek περιφέρω, from Ancient Greek περῐ- — to push, to hit.
peripherality (English): The quality of being peripheral
Definitions
- The quality of being peripheral
Ancestry of “peripherality”, step by step
peripherality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English peripheral
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | peripheral | On the periphery or boundary; Beside the point;... |
| 2 | English | periphery | The outside boundary, parts or surface of... |
| 3 | Old French | peripherie | — |
| 4 | Latin | peripherīa | circumference |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | περιφέρεια | circumference, periphery; the line around the... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | περιφερής | Circular, round |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | περιφέρω | to carry round, carry about; to survive, endure,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | περῐ- | around; very; round about |
| 9 | New Latin | helium | helium |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |