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Where does “periódico” come from?

periódico (Spanish) comes from Latin periodicus, from Ancient Greek περιοδικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

periódico (Spanish): periodic; newspaper

Definitions

  1. periodic; newspaper

Ancestry of “periódico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinperiodicusperiodic, periodical
2Ancient Greekπεριοδικόςacquired in one's travels; periodic, recurrent...
3Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
4Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “periódico”

  • aperiódico
  • periodismo
  • periódicamente
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