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Where does “perfido” come from?

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

perfido (Italian): perfidious

Definitions

  1. perfidious

Ancestry of “perfido”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinperfidusThat breaks his promise; faithless, false,...
2Latinperthrough, by means of; throughout, during
3LatinAd—
4Latinilliche, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that...
5Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
6LatinolleArchaic form of ille
7Proto-Italic*olnos—

Words derived from “perfido”

  • perfide
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