periplus

Meaning

Noun

• An account of a voyage, particularly those of Hanno and Arrian, recording ports and coastal landmarks.
• A voyage along a coast.
• Synonym of circuit: the path or distance around a coast.
• Synonym of circumnavigation: a voyage around an island or the world.

Origin

• From Latin periplūs ("account of a voyage") and Ancient Greek περίπλους ("voyage, naval manouver, account of a voyage"), from περί + πλοῦς, from πλεῖν. Cf. French périple, Spanish periplo, & Italian periplo.