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Where does “περαστικός” come from?

περαστικός (Greek) comes from Greek περνάω, from Greek περνῶ, from Ancient Greek περάω, from Ancient Greek πέρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

περαστικός (Greek): passer-by; passing, of passage; ephemeral, brief

Definitions

  1. passer-by; passing, of passage; ephemeral, brief

Ancestry of “περαστικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekπερνάωpass, go past; outrun, go past, overtake; pass...
2Greekπερνῶ—
3Ancient Greekπεράωto go from one side to another; to pass through...
4Ancient Greekπέραbeyond
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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