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Where does “semi-period” come from?

semi-period (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.

semi-period (English): Half of the period of a wave etc; typically the...

Definitions

  1. Half of the period of a wave etc; typically the...

Ancestry of “semi-period”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishperiodA length of time; A period of time in history...
2Middle Englishperiode—
3Middle Frenchperiode—
4Latinperiodusa complete sentence; period; the circuit of the...
5Ancient Greekπερίοδοςgoing round in a circle, flank march;...
6Ancient Greekὁδόςthreshold; road, path, way; journey, trip,...
7Proto-Hellenic*hodós—

Words derived from “semi-period”

  • semiperiod
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