periplus

Etymology

Taken from Latin periplūs (“account of a voyage”) and Ancient Greek περίπλους (períplous, “voyage, naval manouver, account of a voyage”), itself from περί (perí, “peri-: around”) plus πλοῦς (ploûs, “voyage”), from πλεῖν (pleîn, “to sail”). Compare French périple, Spanish periplo, and Italian periplo.