Where does “périple” come from?

périple (French) comes from Latin periplūs, from Ancient Greek περίπλους, from Ancient Greek περί, from Latin cambium, from Gaulish cambion, from Proto-Celtic kambos, from Proto-Indo-European kamp- — to bend; crooked; crooked.

périple (French): circumnavigation; journey, travel

Definitions

  1. circumnavigation; journey, travel

Ancestry of “périple”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinperiplūs—
2Ancient Greekπερίπλουςvoyage, naval manouver, account of a voyage;...
3Ancient Greekπερί
4LatincambiumA change; cambium
5Gaulishcambionchange
6Proto-Celtickamboscurved; twisted, crooked
7Proto-Indo-Europeankamp-to bend; crooked; crooked

Words derived from “périple”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kamp- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kambos →Every word from Gaulish cambion →