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
- present participle of perpetuate
Ancestry of “perpetuating”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | perpetuate | To make perpetual; to preserve from extinction or... |
| 2 | Latin | perpetuatus | perpetuated |
| 3 | Latin | perpetuo | constantly; perpetually; To cause to continue... |
| 4 | Latin | perpetuus | perpetual, continuous, uninterrupted, constant,... |
| 5 | Latin | -uus | forms adjectives on verbal stems |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-wos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |