Where does “permeate” come from?
Permeate comes from Latin permeatus, past participle of permeo, from meo meaning "to go," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European mey-.
permeate (English): To pass through the pores or interstices of; to...
Definitions
- To pass through the pores or interstices of; to...
Ancestry of “permeate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | permeātus | traversed, penetrated |
| 2 | Latin | permeo | I pass through, traverse; I penetrate, pervade |
| 3 | Latin | meo | I go along, pass or traverse; dative masculine... |
| 4 | Latin | meus | my, mine |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | meos | my |
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