Where does “peritidal” come from?
peritidal (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós — to fill.
peritidal (English): Relating to part of a shore, somewhat wider than the intertidal portion, extending from above the highest tide level to below the lowest tide level
Definitions
- Relating to part of a shore, somewhat wider than the intertidal portion, extending from above the highest tide level to below the lowest tide level
Ancestry of “peritidal”, step by step
peritidal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English peri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | peri | A sprite or supernatural being |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | پری | fairy |
| 3 | Persian | پری | sprite or supernatural being in Iranian/Persian... |
| 4 | Persian | پر | full; feather; wing |
| 5 | Middle Persian | purr | — |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | pr̥Hnáh | full, filled |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pr̥Hnás | full, filled |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
via English tidal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tidal | relating to tides |
| 2 | English | tide | The periodic change of the sea level,... |
| 3 | Middle English | tyde | A time (period), season |
| 4 | Old English | tīd | time, period, season; period, season, time;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tīdiz | time; period, interval |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₂itis | interval, period of time |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂y- | to share, divide |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |