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Where does “permatanned” come from?

permatanned (English) comes from English perma-, from English permanent, from Latin permanēns, from Latin permaneo, from Latin per-, from Proto-Italic peri-.

permatanned (English): Having a perpetual tan

Definitions

  1. Having a perpetual tan

Ancestry of “permatanned”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishperma-permanent
2EnglishpermanentWithout end, eternal; Lasting for an indefinitely...
3Latinpermanēns—
4LatinpermaneoI stay to the end, hold out, endure; last,...
5Latinper-Used to make adjectives or verbs that are "very"...
6Proto-Italicperi-—
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