The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromπερίοικοι
- Late Latin · derived fromperioeci
- English todayperioecus
From Late Latin perioeci, from Ancient Greek περίοικοι (períoikoi), plural of περίοικος (períoikos, “neighbour”), from περι- (peri-, “peri-”) + οἶκος (oîkos, “house”).
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekπερίοικοι all →
perioikoi
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.