Where does “perfumed” come from?
perfumed (English) comes from English perfume, from Middle French parfum, from Latin per-, from Proto-Italic peri-.
perfumed (English): Scented, having been given a pleasant smell;...
Definitions
- Scented, having been given a pleasant smell;...
Ancestry of “perfumed”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | perfume | A pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous... |
| 2 | Middle French | parfum | perfume |
| 3 | Latin | per- | Used to make adjectives or verbs that are "very"... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | peri- | — |
Words derived from “perfumed”