Where does “perf” come from?
perf (French) comes from French performance, from English performance, from English -ance, from Middle English -aunce, from Old French -ance, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
perf (French): performance; perfusion
Definitions
- performance; perfusion
Ancestry of “perf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | performance | performance |
| 2 | English | performance | The act of performing; carrying into execution or... |
| 3 | English | -ance | Added to an adjective or verb to form a noun... |
| 4 | Middle English | -aunce | Forms nouns indicating states or processes, usually from verbs or other nouns; -ance |
| 5 | Old French | -ance | ance (suffix used to form nouns) |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |