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Where does “περιοχή” come from?

περιοχή (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek περιοχή, from Ancient Greek περιέχω, from Ancient Greek περῐ-, from New Latin helium, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp- — to push, to hit.

περιοχή (Greek): region, district, area; domain

Definitions

  1. region, district, area; domain

Ancestry of “περιοχή”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπεριοχήcompass, extent
2Ancient Greekπεριέχω—
3Ancient Greekπερῐ-around; very; round about
4New Latinheliumhelium
5Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
6Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
7Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
8Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
9Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
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