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Where does “peripheria” come from?

peripheria (Late Latin) 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.

peripheria (Late Latin): circumference; periphery

Definitions

  1. circumference; periphery

Ancestry of “peripheria”, step by step

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

Words derived from “peripheria”

  • peripheral
  • periphery
  • peripherally
  • semiperiphery
  • peripheralization
  • semiperipheral
  • peripheralisation
  • peripherin
  • midperipheral
  • midperiphery
  • nonperipheral
  • centroperipheral
  • peripheralize
  • peripheralist
  • ultraperipheral
  • epiperipheral
  • peripheralise
  • entoperipheral
  • peripherad
  • periferie
  • peripherie
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