Where does “perempt” come from?

perempt (English) comes from Latin peremptum, from Latin peremptus, from Latin perimō, from Latin emo, from Proto-Italic emō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- — to take; to distribute.

perempt (English): To destroy or defeat

Definitions

  1. To destroy or defeat

Ancestry of “perempt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinperemptumnominative neuter singular of perēmptus;...
2Latinperemptusdestroyed
3Latinperimōto annihilate, extinguish, destroy
4LatinemoI buy, purchase; I acquire, procure
5Proto-Italicemōto buy, to purchase
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁em-to take; to distribute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- →Every word from Proto-Italic emō →Every word from Latin emo →