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Where does “perdi” come from?

perdi (Esperanto) comes from Latin perdo, from Latin -dō, from Proto-Germanic -dô, from Sicilian di, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

perdi (Esperanto): to lose

Definitions

  1. to lose

Ancestry of “perdi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinperdoI destroy, ruin, wreck; I waste, squander; I lose...
2Latin-dō—
3Proto-Germanic-dô—
4Siciliandi—
5Latindē—
6Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7Latinposteablative singular of postis
8Proto-Italicposti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “perdi”

  • perdiĝi
  • perdu
  • perdita
  • perdo
  • perdon
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