Early 19th century; earliest use found in Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834), poet, critic, and philosopher. From periphery + -ic. Compare French périphérique.
Definition of peripheric in US English:
peripheric
adjectiveˌpɛrɪˈfɛrɪk
Peripheral.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834), poet, critic, and philosopher. From periphery + -ic. Compare French périphérique.