Where does “perforate” come from?
perforate (Italian) comes from Italian perforare, from Latin perforo, from Latin per-, from Proto-Italic peri-.
perforate (Italian): second-person plural present indicative of...
Definitions
- second-person plural present indicative of...
Ancestry of “perforate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | perforare | to pierce; to perforate; to punch |
| 2 | Latin | perforo | I bore or pierce through; I perforate; I... |
| 3 | Latin | per- | Used to make adjectives or verbs that are "very"... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | peri- | — |