Where does “periodism” come from?

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

periodism (Romanian): journalism

Definitions

  1. journalism

Ancestry of “periodism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianperioadăperiod, age
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—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *hodós →Every word from Ancient Greek ὁδός →Every word from Ancient Greek περίοδος →