peri- etymology

English word peri- comes from Proto-Indo-European *per (Around. Through.)

Detailed word origin of peri-

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*per Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) Around. Through.
περί Ancient Greek (grc)
peri- English (eng) Around or surrounding:. Near:.

Words with the same origin as peri-

Descendants of *per
approach farm for forget forgive form from further pair port prepare press prime print private process program project promise proof protect prove pure purpose separate