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Where does “période” come from?

période (French) comes from Russian период — period; epoch, age.

période (French): period; as in interval of time; era; point, locus

Definitions

  1. period; as in interval of time; era; point, locus

Ancestry of “période”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпериодperiod; epoch, age

Words derived from “période”

  • photopériode
  • photopériodisme
  • périodisme
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