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Where does “perlocutionary” come from?

perlocutionary (English) comes from English perlocution, from English per-, from Latin per, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos.

perlocutionary (English): Of or pertaining to perlocution

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to perlocution

Ancestry of “perlocutionary”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishperlocutionThe effect the terms used by a speaker can have...
2Englishper-In verbs: denoting the sense "through", as in...
3Latinperthrough, by means of; throughout, during
4LatinAd—
5Latinilliche, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that...
6Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
7LatinolleArchaic form of ille
8Proto-Italic*olnos—
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