periplous

The story

1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromπερίπλους“voyage, naval manouver, account of a voyage”
2. English todayperiplous

From Ancient Greek περίπλους (períplous, “voyage, naval manouver, account of a voyage”), from περί (perí, “peri-: around”) + πλοῦς (ploûs, “voyage”), from πλεῖν (pleîn, “to swim”).

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