Where does “periodicista” come from?
periodicista (Italian) comes from Italian periodico, from Latin periodicus, from Ancient Greek περιοδικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Hellenic *-kos.
periodicista (Italian): a journalist who works for a periodical
Definitions
- a journalist who works for a periodical
Ancestry of “periodicista”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | periodico | periodic; periodical; publication |
| 2 | Latin | periodicus | periodic, periodical |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | περιοδικός | acquired in one's travels; periodic, recurrent... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *-kos | — |