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Where does “periodique” come from?

periodique (French) comes from French iodique, from French iodé, from Ancient Greek ἰοειδής, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

periodique (French): periodic; periodical

Definitions

  1. periodic; periodical

Ancestry of “periodique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchiodiqueiodic
2Frenchiodépast participle of ioder; iodized, iodinated
3Ancient Greekἰοειδήςviolet
4Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
5Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
6Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
7Proto-Indo-European-ess—
8Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “periodique”

  • periodic
  • periodically
  • aperiodic
  • nonperiodic
  • quasiperiodic
  • photoperiodic
  • antiperiodic
  • aperiodically
  • biperiodic
  • subperiodic
  • diperiodic
  • quasiperiodically
  • multiperiodic
  • nonperiodically
  • isoperiodic
  • semiperiodic
  • monoperiodic
  • preperiodic
  • superperiodic
  • orthoperiodic
  • non-periodic
  • photopériodique
  • apériodique
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