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Where does “perfekt” come from?

perfekt (German) comes from Latin perfectus, from Latin perficiō, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr.

perfekt (German): perfect

Definitions

  1. perfect

Ancestry of “perfekt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinperfectusachieved, executed, carried out, finished,...
2Latinperficiō—
3Latinfaciō—
4Latin-toriumnominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative...
5Latin-tōrius—
6Latin-tor-er
7Proto-Italic-tōr—
8Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
9Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—

Words derived from “perfekt”

  • perfect
  • perfectly
  • perfectness
  • parfait
  • perfectible
  • perfecter
  • perfecto
  • perfectest
  • perfectability
  • unperfect
  • nonperfect
  • perfector
  • perfecteth
  • imperfectability
  • preterperfect
  • unperfectness
  • imperfectible
  • quasiperfect
  • superperfect
  • semiperfect
  • perfectitude
  • hyperperfect
  • perfectamundo
  • self-perfect
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