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
- circumnavigation; journey, travel
Ancestry of “périple”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | periplūs | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | περίπλους | voyage, naval manouver, account of a voyage;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | περί | |
| 4 | Latin | cambium | A change; cambium |
| 5 | Gaulish | cambion | change |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | kambos | curved; twisted, crooked |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kamp- | to bend; crooked; crooked |