Where does “perissology” come from?
perissology (English) comes from Latin perissologia, from Ancient Greek περισσός, 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.
perissology (English): Superfluity of words; verbosity; long-windedness
Definitions
- Superfluity of words; verbosity; long-windedness
Ancestry of “perissology”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | perissologia | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | περισσός | beyond the regular number or size, prodigious;... |
| 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 |