Where does “perit” come from?

perit (Catalan) comes from Latin perītus, from Latin perior, from Proto-Indo-European perh₃- — to provide; bestow, give; to grant.

perit (Catalan): expert

Definitions

  1. expert

Ancestry of “perit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinperītusskillful, skilled, expert, experienced, practised (+ genitive or in + ablative or ad + accusative)
2LatinperiorI go through
3Proto-Indo-Europeanperh₃-to provide; bestow, give; to grant
Every word from Proto-Indo-European perh₃- →Every word from Latin perior →Every word from Latin perītus →
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