Where does “perforate” come from?

Perforate comes from Latin perforo, composed of the prefix per- and forum meaning "opening" or "passage," which derives from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer-.

perforate (English): To pierce; to penetrate; To make a line of holes...

Definitions

  1. To pierce; to penetrate; To make a line of holes...

Ancestry of “perforate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinperforoI bore or pierce through; I perforate; I...
2Latinper-Used to make adjectives or verbs that are "very"...
3Proto-Italicperi-—

Words derived from “perforate”

Every word from Proto-Italic peri- →Every word from Latin per- →Every word from Latin perforo →