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Where does “ultraperipheral” come from?

ultraperipheral (English) comes from English peripheral, 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- — to push, to hit.

ultraperipheral (English): On the extreme periphery; Describing particle...

Definitions

  1. On the extreme periphery; Describing particle...

Ancestry of “ultraperipheral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishperipheralOn the periphery or boundary; Beside the point;...
2EnglishperipheryThe outside boundary, parts or surface of...
3Old Frenchperipherie—
4Latinperipherīa—
5Ancient Greekπεριφέρειαcircumference, periphery; the line around the...
6Ancient GreekπεριφερήςCircular, round
7Ancient Greekπεριφέρωto carry round, carry about; to survive, endure,...
8Ancient Greekπερῐ-around; very; round about
9New Latinheliumhelium
10Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
11Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
12Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
13Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
14Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
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