Where does “peryodista” come from?
peryodista (Tagalog) comes from Spanish periodista, from Spanish periódico, from Latin periodicus, from Ancient Greek περιοδικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Hellenic *-kos.
peryodista (Tagalog): journalist
Definitions
- journalist
Ancestry of “peryodista”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | periodista | journalist |
| 2 | Spanish | periódico | periodic; newspaper |
| 3 | Latin | periodicus | periodic, periodical |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | περιοδικός | acquired in one's travels; periodic, recurrent... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *-kos | — |