Where does “periodus” come from?

periodus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek περίοδος, from Ancient Greek ὁδός, from Proto-Hellenic *hodós.

periodus (Latin): a complete sentence; period; the circuit of the...

Definitions

  1. a complete sentence; period; the circuit of the...

Ancestry of “periodus”, step by step

periodus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek περίοδος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπερίοδοςgoing round in a circle, flank march;...
2Ancient Greekὁδόςthreshold; road, path, way; journey, trip,...
3Proto-Hellenic*hodós

via Ancient Greek περῐ́οδος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπερῐ́οδοςgoing round in a circle, flank march

Words derived from “periodus

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *hodós