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

  1. expert

Ancestry of “pericial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseperíciaexpertise; a person or group of people...
2Latinperitiaexperience; practical knowledge (gained by experience); expertise; skill
3Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
4Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
5Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Latin -iaEvery word from Latin -ius