Etymology

periblem

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Today it means: The cortex of a root of a young plant. Full definition →

Ancient Greek βλῆμα (blêma) ← English peri- ← Proto-Indo-European *per-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Ancient Greekπερῐ́ (perĭ́)
  3. Englishperi-
  4. Ancient Greekβλῆμα (blêma)
  5. English todayperiblem

From peri- + root of Ancient Greek βλῆμα (blêma, “to sprout, shoot”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekβλῆμα all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.