Where does “periferia” come from?
periferia (Italian) comes from Italian peri-, from Ancient Greek περί, from Latin cambium, from Gaulish cambion, from Proto-Celtic kambos, from Proto-Indo-European kamp- — to bend; crooked; crooked.
periferia (Italian): outskirts, suburbs; fringe, periphery
Definitions
- outskirts, suburbs; fringe, periphery
Ancestry of “periferia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | peri- | peri- |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | περί | |
| 3 | Latin | cambium | A change; cambium |
| 4 | Gaulish | cambion | change |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | kambos | curved; twisted, crooked |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kamp- | to bend; crooked; crooked |
Words derived from “periferia”