Etymology

peri-

per·i-

Today it means: surrounding Full definition →

Ancient Greek περῐ́ (perĭ́) ← Proto-Indo-European *per-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Ancient Greekπερῐ́ (perĭ́)
  3. English todayperi-

From Ancient Greek περί (perí, “about, around”). Cognate to for via Proto-Indo-European.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπερί all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.