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Where does “périr” come from?

périr (French) comes from Middle French perir, from Old French perir, from Latin pereō, from Latin eō, from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

périr (French): to perish

Definitions

  1. to perish

Ancestry of “périr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchperir—
2Old Frenchperirto die; to perish
3Latinpereō—
4Latineō—
5Proto-ItaliceōI go
6Proto-Italicejō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

Words derived from “périr”

  • périssable
  • impérissable
  • impérissablement
  • péri
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