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Where does “ultraperiferico” come from?

ultraperiferico (Italian) comes from Spanish periférico, from Spanish periferia, from Late Latin peripheria, from Ancient Greek περιφέρεια, from Ancient Greek περιφερής, from Ancient Greek περιφέρω, from Ancient Greek περῐ-, from New Latin helium — to push, to hit.

ultraperiferico (Italian): outermost

Definitions

  1. outermost

Ancestry of “ultraperiferico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishperiféricoperipheral
2Spanishperiferiaperiphery
3Late Latinperipheriacircumference; periphery
4Ancient Greekπεριφέρειαcircumference, periphery; the line around the...
5Ancient GreekπεριφερήςCircular, round
6Ancient Greekπεριφέρωto carry round, carry about; to survive, endure,...
7Ancient Greekπερῐ-around; very; round about
8New Latinheliumhelium
9Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
10Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
11Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
12Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
13Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
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