Where does “period” come from?
period (Swedish) comes from Ancient Greek περίοδος, from Ancient Greek ὁδός, from Proto-Hellenic *hodós.
period (Swedish): a period, a limited amount of time; period
Definitions
- a period, a limited amount of time; period
Ancestry of “period”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | περίοδος | going round in a circle, flank march;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὁδός | threshold; road, path, way; journey, trip,... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | *hodós | — |
Words derived from “period”