Where does “perfect” come from?
Perfect comes from Middle English perfit, from Old French parfit, from Latin perfectus, the past participle of perficere meaning "to complete or finish," derived from facere meaning "to do or make."
perfect (English): Fitting its definition precisely; Having all of...
Definitions
- Fitting its definition precisely; Having all of...
Ancestry of “perfect”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | perfit | perfect |
| 2 | Old French | parfit | — |
| 3 | Latin | perfectus | achieved, executed, carried out, finished,... |
| 4 | Latin | perficiō | to finish, complete |
| 5 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 6 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 7 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 8 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |