Where does “periphrase” come from?
periphrase (English) comes from Latin periphrasis, from Ancient Greek περίφρασις, from Ancient Greek περῐ-, from New Latin helium, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp- — to push, to hit.
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Ancestry of “periphrase”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | periphrasis | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | περίφρασις | circumlocution, periphrasis |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | περῐ- | around; very; round about |
| 4 | New Latin | helium | helium |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |