Where does “self-perfect” come from?
self-perfect (English) comes from English perfect, from Middle English perfit, from Old French parfit, from Latin perfectus, from Latin perficiō, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius.
self-perfect (English): To perfect itself; to make itself perfect
Definitions
- To perfect itself; to make itself perfect
Ancestry of “self-perfect”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | perfect | Fitting its definition precisely; Having all of... |
| 2 | Middle English | perfit | perfect |
| 3 | Old French | parfit | — |
| 4 | Latin | perfectus | achieved, executed, carried out, finished,... |
| 5 | Latin | perficiō | — |
| 6 | Latin | faciō | — |
| 7 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 8 | Latin | -tōrius | — |
| 9 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |