Where does “pericial” come from?
pericial (Catalan) comes from Portuguese perícia, from Latin peritia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
pericial (Catalan): expert
Definitions
- expert
Ancestry of “pericial”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | perícia | expertise; a person or group of people... |
| 2 | Latin | peritia | experience; practical knowledge (gained by experience); expertise; skill |
| 3 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 4 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |