Where does “periodo” come from?
periodo (Esperanto) 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.
periodo (Esperanto): period of time
Definitions
- period of time
Ancestry of “periodo”, step by step
periodo traces back through 3 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 | — |
via Italian periodo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | periodo | period, time, span, run; The time taken for a... |
via German Periode
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Periode | period; age; menstruation |