Where does “periscopism” come from?
periscopism (English) comes from English periscope, from English peri, from Ottoman Turkish پری, from Persian پری, from Persian پر, from Middle Persian purr, from Proto-Iranian pr̥Hnáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥Hnás — to fill.
periscopism (English): vision, covering a wide field without changing the direction of the optical axis
Definitions
- vision, covering a wide field without changing the direction of the optical axis
Ancestry of “periscopism”, step by step
periscopism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English periscope
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | periscope | A form of viewing device that allows the viewer... |
| 2 | English | peri | A sprite or supernatural being |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | پری | fairy |
| 4 | Persian | پری | sprite or supernatural being in Iranian/Persian... |
| 5 | Persian | پر | full; feather; wing |
| 6 | Middle Persian | purr | — |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | pr̥Hnáh | full, filled |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pr̥Hnás | full, filled |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |