Where does “período” come from?
período (Spanish) comes from New Latin periodus, from Ancient Greek περίοδος, from Ancient Greek ὁδός, from Proto-Hellenic *hodós.
período (Spanish): period; period, menstrual cycle
Definitions
- period; period, menstrual cycle
Ancestry of “período”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | New Latin | periodus | — |
| 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 | — |
Words derived from “período”