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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.

per- (English): In verbs: denoting the sense "through", as in...

Definitions

  1. In verbs: denoting the sense "through", as in...

Ancestry of “per-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinperthrough, by means of; throughout, during
2LatinAd—
3Latinilliche, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that...
4Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
5LatinolleArchaic form of ille
6Proto-Italic*olnos—

Words derived from “per-”

  • perusal
  • peroxide
  • percutaneous
  • peruse
  • perusing
  • permanganate
  • peroxidase
  • peroxidation
  • perchlorate
  • periodo
  • percutaneously
  • perchloride
  • perlocutionary
  • perchloric
  • hydroperoxide
  • myeloperoxidase
  • persulfate
  • perfluorinated
  • peroxyl
  • persulphate
  • pertechnetate
  • immunoperoxidase
  • peroral
  • perfluorocarbon
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