Where does “LaPerm” come from?
LaPerm (English) comes from English Perm, from English permanent, from Latin permanēns, from Latin permaneo, from Latin per-, from Proto-Italic peri-.
LaPerm (English): A domestic cat of a particular breed with curly...
Definitions
- A domestic cat of a particular breed with curly...
Ancestry of “LaPerm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Perm | — |
| 2 | English | permanent | Without end, eternal; Lasting for an indefinitely... |
| 3 | Latin | permanēns | — |
| 4 | Latin | permaneo | I stay to the end, hold out, endure; last,... |
| 5 | Latin | per- | Used to make adjectives or verbs that are "very"... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | peri- | — |