Etymology

quasiperiodic

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Today it means: Almost periodic; recurring at irregular intervals. Full definition →

English periodic ← Latin per- ← Proto-Italic *peri-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷís
  3. Proto-Italic*kʷis
  4. Proto-Indo-European*kʷ-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*kʷos
  6. Proto-Italic*kʷoi
  7. Latinquam
  8. Proto-Indo-European*só
  9. Proto-Italic*sei
  10. Latinsī
  11. Latinquasī̆
  12. Englishquasi-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  14. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  15. Proto-Italic*per
  16. Latinper
  17. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  18. Proto-Italic*peri-
  19. Latinper-
  20. Englishper-
  21. Englishiodic
  22. Englishperiodic
  23. English todayquasiperiodic

From quasi- + periodic.

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