Where does “pervalvar” come from?
pervalvar (English) comes from English Per, from English Person, from Middle English persoun, from Old French persone, from Medieval Latin persona, from Latin persōna, from Etruscan 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖, from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον — to see; eye.
pervalvar (English): perpendicular to the centre of the valve face of...
Definitions
- perpendicular to the centre of the valve face of...
Ancestry of “pervalvar”, step by step
pervalvar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Per
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Per | For each |
| 2 | English | Person | An individual who has been granted personhood; usually a human being |
| 3 | Middle English | persoun | person |
| 4 | Old French | persone | person; individual; rector of a parish; someone;... |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | persona | parson, person; mask; character |
| 6 | Latin | persōna | mask |
| 7 | Etruscan | 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 | a mask; a masked individual, often performing in... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πρόσωπον | face, visage, countenance; front; mask |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὤψ | to the eye; in the face; eye |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | ókʷs | eye |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |
via English valvar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | valvar | valvular |
| 2 | English | -ar | Of, near, or pertaining to; Forming nouns such as... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ar | — |
| 4 | Old English | -ere | masculine agent suffix, originally applied only... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 7 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |