Where does “pervasively” come from?
Pervasively derives from English pervasive, from Latin pervasus, the past participle of pervado meaning "to go through," from Latin per- meaning "through" combined with vado meaning "to go."
pervasively (English): In a pervasive manner, such that a thing is...
Definitions
- In a pervasive manner, such that a thing is...
Ancestry of “pervasively”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pervasive | Manifested throughout; pervading, permeating,... |
| 2 | Latin | pervāsus | — |
| 3 | Latin | pervādō | — |
| 4 | Latin | vādō | — |
| 5 | Latin | vadere | second-person singular present passive... |
| 6 | Latin | vado | I go, walk, rush; I ford, wade through |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | wāðō | advance, proceed, go |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₂dʰ- | to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse |