Where does “period” come from?

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

period (Polish): period

Definitions

  1. period

Ancestry of “period”, step by step

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

Words derived from “period”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *hodós →Every word from Ancient Greek ὁδός →Every word from Ancient Greek περίοδος →