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Where does “perbenismo” come from?

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

perbenismo (Italian): conformism, prissiness, respectability

Definitions

  1. conformism, prissiness, respectability

Ancestry of “perbenismo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianperbenerespectable, decent; well, properly
2Italianperfor; to; through
3Latinperthrough, by means of; throughout, during
4LatinAd—
5Latinilliche, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that...
6Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
7LatinolleArchaic form of ille
8Proto-Italic*olnos—

Words derived from “perbenismo”

  • perbenista
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