Where does “peripeție” come from?
peripeție (Romanian) comes from French péripétie, from Ancient Greek περιπέτεια, from Ancient Greek περιπετής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
peripeție (Romanian): mishap
Definitions
- mishap
Ancestry of “peripeție”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | péripétie | peripeteia; chain of unexpected events |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | περιπέτεια | u-turn or sudden change |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | περιπετής | falling round, surrounded by, wrapped in |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |