Where does “perdition” come from?
Perdition comes from Old French perdiciun, from Late Latin perditio, from Latin perdo meaning "to destroy or ruin," rooted in Proto-Italic peridō.
perdition (English): Eternal damnation; Hell; Absolute ruin
Definitions
- Eternal damnation; Hell; Absolute ruin
Ancestry of “perdition”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | perdiciun | the loss of one's soul, often to Satan |
| 2 | Latin | perditiō | — |
| 3 | Latin | perdo | I destroy, ruin, wreck; I waste, squander; I lose... |
| 4 | Latin | -dō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -dô | — |
| 6 | Sicilian | di | — |
| 7 | Latin | dē | — |
| 8 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 9 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
Words derived from “perdition”