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Where does “perento” come from?

perento (Italian) comes from Latin peremptus, from Latin perimō, from Latin emo, from Proto-Italic emō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- — to take; to distribute.

perento (Italian): expired because of peremption; disused,...

Definitions

  1. expired because of peremption; disused,...

Ancestry of “perento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinperemptusdestroyed
2Latinperimō—
3LatinemoI buy, purchase; I acquire, procure
4Proto-Italicemōto buy, to purchase
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁em-to take; to distribute
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