Where does “perpetuate” come from?
Perpetuate comes from Latin perpetuus, derived from Latin peto, which traces to Proto-Indo-European peth₂-, meaning to rush or move toward.
perpetuate (English): To make perpetual; to preserve from extinction or...
Definitions
- To make perpetual; to preserve from extinction or...
Ancestry of “perpetuate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | perpetuatus | perpetuated |
| 2 | Latin | perpetuo | constantly; perpetually; To cause to continue... |
| 3 | Latin | perpetuus | perpetual, continuous, uninterrupted, constant,... |
| 4 | Latin | -uus | forms adjectives on verbal stems |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-wos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
Words derived from “perpetuate”