Etymology

periglacial

peri·gla·cial
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Today it means: Of or pertaining to the area around the edge of a glacier. Full definition →

English glacial ← Ancient Greek περῐ́ (perĭ́) ← Proto-Indo-European *per-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Ancient Greekπερῐ́ (perĭ́)
  3. Englishperi-
  4. Englishglacial
  5. English todayperiglacial

From peri- + glacial.

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