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Where does “perdita” come from?

perdita (Italian) comes from Latin perdita, from Latin perdere, from Latin perdo, from Latin -dō, from Proto-Germanic -dô, from Sicilian di, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.

perdita (Italian): loss, waste, deprivation; leak, leakage

Definitions

  1. loss, waste, deprivation; leak, leakage

Ancestry of “perdita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinperditanominative feminine singular of perditus;...
2Latinperderesecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3LatinperdoI destroy, ruin, wreck; I waste, squander; I lose...
4Latin-dō—
5Proto-Germanic-dô—
6Siciliandi—
7Latindē—
8Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
9Latinposteablative singular of postis
10Proto-Italicposti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “perdita”

  • Perdita
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