Where does “semiperiphery” come from?

semiperiphery (English) comes from English periphery, from Old French peripherie, from Latin peripherīa, from Ancient Greek περιφέρεια, from Ancient Greek περιφερής, from Ancient Greek περιφέρω, from Ancient Greek περῐ-, from New Latin helium — to push, to hit.

semiperiphery (English): In world-systems theory, any of the...

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  1. In world-systems theory, any of the...

Ancestry of “semiperiphery”, step by step

semiperiphery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English periphery

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishperipheryThe outside boundary, parts or surface of...
2Old Frenchperipherie
3Latinperipherīacircumference
4Ancient Greekπεριφέρειαcircumference, periphery; the line around the...
5Ancient GreekπεριφερήςCircular, round
6Ancient Greekπεριφέρωto carry round, carry about; to survive, endure,...
7Ancient Greekπερῐ-around; very; round about
8New Latinheliumhelium
9Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
10Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
11Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
12Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
13Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via English semi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsemiA semi-detached house; A semitrailer; a...
2Englishsemi-half; partial, incomplete; somewhat, rather,...
3Latinsēmi-half
4Proto-Indo-Europeansēmihalf; partially
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