periegete

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπερι-“around, surrounding”
2. Koine Greek · borrowed fromπεριηγητής“a writer of periegeses; a guide”
3. English todayperiegete

Borrowed from Koine Greek περιηγητής (periēgētḗs, “a writer of periegeses; a guide”), from Ancient Greek περι- (peri-, “around, surrounding”) + ἡγητής (hēgētḗs, “a guide”) (from ἡγέομαι (hēgéomai, “to lead”) + -τής (-tḗs, suffix forming agent nouns)), from περιηγεῖσθαι (periēgeîsthai, “to lead around”).

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