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Where does “sempervive” come from?

sempervive (English) comes from Latin semperviva, from Latin sempervivus, from Latin semper, from Latin -per, from Latin per, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille.

sempervive (English): A succulent plant, the houseleek

Definitions

  1. A succulent plant, the houseleek

Ancestry of “sempervive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsemperviva—
2Latinsempervivusever-living
3Latinsemperalways, ever
4Latin-perSuffix used in the formation of adverbs from...
5Latinperthrough, by means of; throughout, during
6LatinAd—
7Latinilliche, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that...
8Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
9LatinolleArchaic form of ille
10Proto-Italic*olnos—
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