Where does “scotoperiod” come from?
scotoperiod (English) comes from English period, from Middle English periode, from Middle French periode, from Latin periodus, from Ancient Greek περίοδος, from Ancient Greek ὁδός, from Proto-Hellenic *hodós.
scotoperiod (English): The period of darkness, or absence of daylight,...
Definitions
- The period of darkness, or absence of daylight,...
Ancestry of “scotoperiod”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | period | A length of time; A period of time in history... |
| 2 | Middle English | periode | — |
| 3 | Middle French | periode | — |
| 4 | Latin | periodus | a complete sentence; period; the circuit of the... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | περίοδος | going round in a circle, flank march;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὁδός | threshold; road, path, way; journey, trip,... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *hodós | — |