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Where does “perishably” come from?

perishably (English) comes from English perishable, from English perish, from Middle English perishen, from Old French perir, from Latin pereō, from Latin eō, from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō — to go.

perishably (English): In a perishable manner

Definitions

  1. In a perishable manner

Ancestry of “perishably”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishperishableThat which perishes or is short-lived; food that...
2EnglishperishTo decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing;...
3Middle Englishperishen—
4Old Frenchperirto die; to perish
5Latinpereō—
6Latineō—
7Proto-ItaliceōI go
8Proto-Italicejō—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →