Where does “peragrate” come from?

peragrate (English) comes from Latin peragratus, from Latin perago, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

peragrate (English): To travel over or through

Definitions

  1. To travel over or through

Ancestry of “peragrate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinperagratustraversed
2LatinperagoI pierce, transfix; I traverse; I harass
3Latinagōto act, to behave
4Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →