Where does “periodevis” come from?
periodevis (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk periode, from Ancient Greek περίοδος, from Ancient Greek ὁδός, from Proto-Hellenic *hodós.
periodevis (Norwegian Nynorsk): periodically
Ancestry of “periodevis”, step by step
periodevis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk periode
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | periode | a period; an era |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | περίοδος | going round in a circle, flank march;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὁδός | threshold; road, path, way; journey, trip,... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *hodós | — |
via Norwegian Nynorsk vis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | vis | wise; a way, manner |
| 2 | Old Norse | vís | wise, knowing |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wīsō | way, method, etc |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |