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