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
- Half of the period of a wave etc; typically the...
Ancestry of “semi-period”, step by step
semi-period traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English period
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |