English
peridromophily
Peridromophily 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
- Englishtodayperidromophily
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
- Englishtodayperidromophily
The story
Coined in 1926 by William James Sidis (writing under the pseudonym “Frank Folupa”): Ancient Greek περίδρομος (perídromos) + English -phily (from φιλία, philíā).
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, drag, retreat, attraction, extraction, distraction, tract, draught, entreat, 52 more
Today it means
noun The collection of transfers.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *drem- / peridromophily