Where does “periodisuus” come from?
periodisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish periodinen, from Finnish periodi, from Medieval Latin periodus, from Ancient Greek περίοδος, from Ancient Greek ὁδός, from Proto-Hellenic *hodós.
periodisuus (Finnish): periodicity
Definitions
- periodicity
Ancestry of “periodisuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | periodinen | periodic, periodical |
| 2 | Finnish | periodi | period of time |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | periodus | a complete sentence; period; the circuit of the... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | περίοδος | going round in a circle, flank march;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὁδός | threshold; road, path, way; journey, trip,... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *hodós | — |