Where does “περιφέρεια” come from?

περιφέρεια (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek περιφέρεια, from Ancient Greek περιφερής, from Ancient Greek περιφέρω, from Ancient Greek περῐ-, from New Latin helium, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω — to push, to hit.

περιφέρεια (Greek): circumference; region, territory; periphery,...

Definitions

  1. circumference; region, territory; periphery,...

Ancestry of “περιφέρεια”, step by step

περιφέρεια traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek περιφέρεια

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπεριφέρειαcircumference, periphery; the line around the...
2Ancient GreekπεριφερήςCircular, round
3Ancient Greekπεριφέρωto carry round, carry about; to survive, endure,...
4Ancient Greekπερῐ-around; very; round about
5New Latinheliumhelium
6Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
7Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
8Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
9Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
10Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via Greek φέρω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekφέρωbear, carry; → "see" φέρομαι "I behave"; 1st...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-Every word from Ancient Greek τύπτω