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Where does “perpetu” come from?

perpetu (Catalan) comes from Latin perpetuus, from Latin -uus, from Proto-Italic *-wos, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

perpetu (Catalan): perpetual

Definitions

  1. perpetual

Ancestry of “perpetu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinperpetuusperpetual, continuous, uninterrupted, constant,...
2Latin-uusforms adjectives on verbal stems
3Proto-Italic*-wos—
4Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “perpetu”

  • perpètuament
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