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Where does “periode” come from?

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

Ancestry of “periode”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchperiode—
2Latinperiodusa complete sentence; period; the circuit of the...
3Ancient Greekπερίοδοςgoing round in a circle, flank march;...
4Ancient Greekὁδόςthreshold; road, path, way; journey, trip,...
5Proto-Hellenic*hodós—

Words derived from “periode”

  • period
  • periodical
  • periodization
  • photoperiod
  • subperiod
  • periodogram
  • multiperiod
  • hydroperiod
  • periodize
  • photoperiodism
  • intraperiod
  • foreperiod
  • midperiod
  • gyroperiod
  • periodicalness
  • semiperiod
  • nonperiod
  • periodicalist
  • photoperiodical
  • periodlike
  • scotoperiod
  • e-periodical
  • sunrise period
  • periodoscope
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