Where does “perdue” come from?
perdue (English) comes from English perdu, from French perdu, from French perdre, from Middle French perdre, from Old French perdre, from Latin perdo, from Latin -dō, from Proto-Germanic -dô — afterwards, post; by, at.
perdue (English): Alternative spelling of perdu
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of perdu
Ancestry of “perdue”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | perdu | Hidden; lost to view; Lost; Accustomed to, or... |
| 2 | French | perdu | past participle of perdre; lost |
| 3 | French | perdre | to lose; to get lost |
| 4 | Middle French | perdre | to lose |
| 5 | Old French | perdre | to lose |
| 6 | Latin | perdo | I destroy, ruin, wreck; I waste, squander; I lose... |
| 7 | Latin | -dō | to put |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -dô | — |
| 9 | Sicilian | di | Used to indicate possession, after the thing owned and before the owner; of; ’s |
| 10 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 11 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 12 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |