It means around.
Ex. Periscope - Seeing all around
Root: peri- (around) Prefix: peri- (around) Suffix: -eal (pertaining to)
The root "peri-" in the word "periscope" comes from the Greek word "peri," meaning "around" or "about," and "scope" comes from "skopein," meaning "to look at" or "to see." So, "periscope" essentially means "to look around" or "to observe from an elevated position."
There are no words that end with peri. However, ripe and pier are anagrams of peri.
The Greek root word for around is περι- (peri-) like peripheral, perimetry. The root word for both is αμφο- and αμφι- (αμφότεροι). Also δι- (di- or dy-) and διπλο- is used and I think there is correlation between the English bi- (from Latin bis, bi-) and di- but i couldn't confirmed it.
The Greek root for "mobile" is "mobilis."
peri= around, meter= measure.
It means around or near.
peri - It is a prefix in Greek that means around or about
The word "perimeter" is from the Greek words peri(around) and métron (measure).
Root: peri- (around) Prefix: peri- (around) Suffix: -eal (pertaining to)
The root "peri-" in the word "periscope" comes from the Greek word "peri," meaning "around" or "about," and "scope" comes from "skopein," meaning "to look at" or "to see." So, "periscope" essentially means "to look around" or "to observe from an elevated position."
There are no words that end with peri. However, ripe and pier are anagrams of peri.
The Greek root word for around is περι- (peri-) like peripheral, perimetry. The root word for both is αμφο- and αμφι- (αμφότεροι). Also δι- (di- or dy-) and διπλο- is used and I think there is correlation between the English bi- (from Latin bis, bi-) and di- but i couldn't confirmed it.
English is 'around' and in Greek it is peri, as in the word 'perimeter'.
Because From the Latin/Greek root Peri, comes from the word around/surround. Meter was thrown at the end of it so it would literally mean surrounding meter or length. Thus we have Perimeter =]
There is no Greek root vit-. It is a Latin root.
The Greek root for "mobile" is "mobilis."