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Where does “persuadeth” come from?

persuadeth (English) comes from English persuade, from Latin persuadere, from Latin persuadeo, from Latin per-, from Proto-Italic peri-.

persuadeth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “persuadeth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpersuadeTo successfully convince to agree to, accept, or...
2Latinpersuaderepresent active infinitive of persuādeō;...
3LatinpersuadeoI persuade, convince; I prevail upon, persuade or...
4Latinper-Used to make adjectives or verbs that are "very"...
5Proto-Italicperi-—
Every word from Proto-Italic peri- →