Where does “pervasive” come from?
Pervasive comes from Latin pervasus, the past participle of pervado meaning "to go through," from per- "through" and wadʰom "ford," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- "to go."
pervasive (English): Manifested throughout; pervading, permeating,...
Definitions
- Manifested throughout; pervading, permeating,...
Ancestry of “pervasive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pervāsus | pervaded |
| 2 | Latin | pervādō | to pass or spread through; to pervade |
| 3 | Latin | vādō | to go, walk, rush |
| 4 | Latin | vadere | second-person singular present passive... |
| 5 | Latin | vado | I go, walk, rush; I ford, wade through |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wāðō | advance, proceed, go |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₂dʰ- | to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse |