Where does “per” come from?

per (Italian) comes from Latin per, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.

per (Italian): for; to; through

Definitions

  1. for; to; through

Ancestry of “per”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinperthrough, by means of; throughout, during
2LatinAdtoward, to
3Latinilliche, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that...
4Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
5LatinolleArchaic form of ille
6Proto-Italic*olnosthat

Words derived from “per”

Every word from Proto-Italic *olnos →Every word from Latin olle →Every word from Latin ille →
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