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Where does “perpetuating” come from?

Perpetuating comes from Latin perpetuāre, from perpetuus meaning continuous, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root peth₂- meaning to spread or extend.

perpetuating (English): present participle of perpetuate

Definitions

  1. present participle of perpetuate

Ancestry of “perpetuating”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishperpetuateTo make perpetual; to preserve from extinction or...
2Latinperpetuatusperpetuated
3Latinperpetuoconstantly; perpetually; To cause to continue...
4Latinperpetuusperpetual, continuous, uninterrupted, constant,...
5Latin-uusforms adjectives on verbal stems
6Proto-Italic*-wos—
7Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “perpetuating”

  • self-perpetuating
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