Where does “per-” come from?
per- (English) comes from Latin per, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.
per- (English): In verbs: denoting the sense "through", as in...
Definitions
- In verbs: denoting the sense "through", as in...
Ancestry of “per-”, step by step
per- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin per
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | per | through, by means of; throughout, during |
| 2 | Latin | Ad | toward, to |
| 3 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 4 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 5 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |
via Old French per
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | per | by; equal |
| 2 | Latin | pār | even (of a number) |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | perH- | to fly; fore, first; exchange |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “per-”