Where does “período” come from?

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

período (Portuguese): period

Definitions

  1. period

Ancestry of “período”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinperiodus—
2Ancient Greekπερίοδοςgoing round in a circle, flank march;...
3Ancient Greekὁδόςthreshold; road, path, way; journey, trip,...
4Proto-Hellenic*hodós—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *hodós →Every word from Ancient Greek ὁδός →Every word from Ancient Greek περίοδος →