Where does “peract” come from?
peract (English) comes from Latin peractus, from Latin perago, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
peract (English): To go through with; to perform
Definitions
- To go through with; to perform
Ancestry of “peract”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | peractus | pierced, transfixed; traversed; harassed |
| 2 | Latin | perago | I pierce, transfix; I traverse; I harass |
| 3 | Latin | agō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |