Where does “periphery” come from?
Periphery comes from Middle English periferie, from Old French peripherie, from Late Latin peripheria, from Ancient Greek περιφέρεια, derived from περιφερής meaning "carrying around," from περιφέρω combining περί- "around" with φέρω "to carry," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European per-.
periphery (English): The outside boundary, parts or surface of...
Definitions
- The outside boundary, parts or surface of...
Ancestry of “periphery”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | peripherie | — |
| 2 | Latin | peripherīa | circumference |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | περιφέρεια | circumference, periphery; the line around the... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | περιφερής | Circular, round |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | περιφέρω | to carry round, carry about; to survive, endure,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | περῐ- | around; very; round about |
| 7 | New Latin | helium | helium |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
Words derived from “periphery”
- peripheral
- peripherally
- semiperiphery
- peripheralization
- semiperipheral
- peripheralisation
- peripherin
- midperipheral
- midperiphery
- nonperipheral
- centroperipheral
- peripheralize
- peripheralist
- ultraperipheral
- epiperipheral
- peripheralise
- entoperipheral
- peripherad
- peripherolobular
- peripheral oxygen saturation
- peripheralism
- peripherality
- peripheralness
- peripherome