English
peridrome
Peridrome comes from Ancient Greek περίδρομος ‘wandering, going about, roaming’, from τρέχω ‘to run’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *drem-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*drem-‘to run’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰregʰ-‘to run, drag’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτρέχω‘to run’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπερῐτρέχωperĭtrékhō‘I run about’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπερίδρομοςperídromos‘wandering, going about, roaming’suppletive root of περῐτρέχω
- Englishtodayperidrome
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*drem-‘to run’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰregʰ-‘to run, drag’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτρέχω‘to run’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπερῐτρέχωperĭtrékhō‘I run about’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπερίδρομοςperídromos‘wandering, going about, roaming’suppletive root of περῐτρέχω
- Englishtodayperidrome
The story
From Ancient Greek περίδρομος (perídromos), meaning "running around, that which surrounds": compare French péridrome.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *drem- ‘to run’
syndrome, dormant, dormitory, dormer, dromedary, 24 more
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ- ‘to run, drag’
train, draw, attractive, draft, portrait, retreat, attraction, drag, extraction, distraction, tract, draught, entreat, 52 more
Today it means
noun The space between the columns and the wall of the cella in an Ancient Greek or Roman temple
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *drem- / peridrome