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Where does “perpétuel” come from?

perpétuel (French) comes from Latin perpetualis, from Latin perpetuus, from Latin -uus, from Proto-Italic *-wos, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

perpétuel (French): endless, perpetual, eternal; permanent

Definitions

  1. endless, perpetual, eternal; permanent

Ancestry of “perpétuel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinperpetualisthat holds everywhere, universal, general
2Latinperpetuusperpetual, continuous, uninterrupted, constant,...
3Latin-uusforms adjectives on verbal stems
4Proto-Italic*-wos—
5Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “perpétuel”

  • perpétuellement
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