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Where does “perforeuse” come from?

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

perforeuse (French): punch; card punch

Definitions

  1. punch; card punch

Ancestry of “perforeuse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchperforerto perforate; to punch
2LatinperforoI bore or pierce through; I perforate; I...
3Latinper-Used to make adjectives or verbs that are "very"...
4Proto-Italicperi-—
Every word from Proto-Italic peri- →