Where does “per-” come from?

per- (French) comes from Latin per-, from Proto-Italic peri-.

per- (French): per

Definitions

  1. per

Ancestry of “per-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinper-Used to make adjectives or verbs that are "very"...
2Proto-Italicperi-—

Words derived from “per-”

Every word from Proto-Italic peri- →Every word from Latin per- →