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Where does “pervious” come from?

Pervious comes from Latin pervius, from Latin per- meaning "through," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós.

pervious (English): Admitting passage; capable of being penetrated by...

Definitions

  1. Admitting passage; capable of being penetrated by...

Ancestry of “pervious”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinperviusHaving a passage through; passable, traversable,...
2Latinperthrough, by means of; throughout, during
3LatinAd—
4Latinilliche, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that...
5Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
6LatinolleArchaic form of ille
7Proto-Italic*olnos—

Words derived from “pervious”

  • perviousness
  • perviously
Every word from Proto-Italic *olnos →