Where does “peripheralness” come from?
peripheralness (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.
Ancestry of “peripheralness”, step by step
peripheralness 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 |
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 |