Etymology

periegetic

pe·ri·e·get·ic
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Today it means: Relating to a periegesis. Full definition →

Koine Greek περιηγητικός
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  1. Koine Greek · borrowed fromπεριηγητικός“of or pertaining to a periegete (a writer of periegeses); descriptive”
  2. English todayperiegetic

Borrowed from Koine Greek περιηγητικός (periēgētikós, “of or pertaining to a periegete (a writer of periegeses); descriptive”), from περιηγητής (periēgētḗs, “periegete”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic, suffix forming adjectives, meaning ‘of or pertaining to, in the manner of’”).

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