English
periaktos
Periaktos comes from Ancient Greek περίακτος ‘revolving’, from ἄγω ‘to lead, fetch, bring along, take with’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- ‘to drive’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eǵ-‘to drive’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éǵeti‘to be driving’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*ágō‘to lead, to guide’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄγω‘to lead, fetch, bring along, take with’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπερίακτοςperíaktos‘revolving’
- Englishtodayperiaktos
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eǵ-‘to drive’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éǵeti‘to be driving’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*ágō‘to lead, to guide’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄγω‘to lead, fetch, bring along, take with’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπερίακτοςperíaktos‘revolving’
- Englishtodayperiaktos
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- ‘to drive’
suggest, reaction, register, actively, essay, transaction, acre, gesture, radioactive, digest, congestion, inactive, gestation, ingestion, retroactive, belligerent, unambiguous, agrarian, reagent, progesterone, ingest, agitate, hyperactivity, ambiguously, samaj, agger, gestion, gerund, 128 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti ‘to be driving’
act, action, active, agency, activity, actual, agent, actor, agenda, activate, ambiguous, squat, agile, ambiguity, agility, assay, agitation, radium, cogent, actuator, actuation, inexact, exigent, actuate, 111 more
through Proto-Hellenic *ágō ‘to lead, to guide’
agony, antagonist, antagonism, agonist, antagonize, axiomatic, agonize, 21 more
through Ancient Greek ἄγω ‘to lead, fetch, bring along, take with’
Today it means
noun A revolving structure used to change scenes rapidly in a theatre: a tall prism-shaped frame or screen at the side entrances, each carrying a number of scenes changed by turning the frames.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- / periaktos