English
peripheral
From peripher(y) + -al.
Formed from periphery + -al
Ancient Greek περιφέρω ‘to carry round, carry about’
Ancient Greek περιφερής ‘circular, round’
Ancient Greek περιφέρεια ‘a periphery’
Latin peripheria
Middle French peripherie
English periphery
Today it means
adj On the periphery or boundary.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / peripheral