English
periegete
Periegete comes from Koine Greek περιηγητής ‘a writer of periegeses’, from Ancient Greek περί ‘about, around’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘before’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*per-1‘before’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peri1‘in crossing’reconstructedlocative singular of *per-
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπερί2perí‘about, around’
- Koine Greekc. 300 BCE–600 CEπεριηγητής3periēgētḗs‘a writer of periegeses’
- Englishtodayperiegete3
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek περί
- 2 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek περι-
- 3 Wiktionary, English periegete
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*per-Wiktionary, Ancient Greek περί‘before’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*periWiktionary, Ancient Greek περί‘in crossing’reconstructedlocative singular of *per-
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπερίWiktionary, Ancient Greek περι-perí‘about, around’
- Koine Greekc. 300 BCE–600 CEπεριηγητήςWiktionary, English periegeteperiēgētḗs‘a writer of periegeses’
- EnglishtodayperiegeteWiktionary, English periegete
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘before’
first, before, support, far, report, press, further, practice, price, per, fear, opportunity, pre, private, port, primary, prior, prime, appreciate, afford, ford, practical, forth, pregnant, prize, precious, praise, parade, par, fare, interpretation, porch, ferry, pardon, pirate, privilege, primitive, prix, pragmatic, proton, 156 more
Today it means
noun A writer of a periegesis.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “periegete”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Ancient Greek περί, Ancient Greek περι-. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *per- / periegete