Where does “perorally” come from?

perorally (English) comes from English peroral, from English Per, from English Person, from Middle English persoun, from Old French persone, from Medieval Latin persona, from Latin persōna, from Etruscan 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 — to see; eye.

perorally (English): By way of the mouth

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By way of the mouth

Ancestry of “perorally”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	peroral	By way of the mouth
2	English	Per	—
3	English	Person	—
4	Middle English	persoun	person
5	Old French	persone	person; individual; rector of a parish; someone;...
6	Medieval Latin	persona	parson, person; mask; character
7	Latin	persōna	—
8	Etruscan	𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖	a mask; a masked individual, often performing in...
9	Ancient Greek	πρόσωπον	face, visage, countenance; front; mask
10	Ancient Greek	ὤψ	to the eye; in the face; eye
11	Proto-Hellenic	ókʷs	—
12	Proto-Indo-European	h₃ókʷs	eye
13	Proto-Indo-European	h₃ekʷ-	to see; eye

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