Where does “perdu” come from?
perdu (French) comes from French perdre, from Middle French perdre, from Old French perdre, from Latin perdo, from Latin -dō, from Proto-Germanic -dô, from Sicilian di, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.
perdu (French): past participle of perdre; lost
Definitions
- past participle of perdre; lost
Ancestry of “perdu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | perdre | to lose; to get lost |
| 2 | Middle French | perdre | to lose |
| 3 | Old French | perdre | to lose |
| 4 | Latin | perdo | I destroy, ruin, wreck; I waste, squander; I lose... |
| 5 | Latin | -dō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -dô | — |
| 7 | Sicilian | di | — |
| 8 | Latin | dē | — |
| 9 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 10 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
Words derived from “perdu”