Where does “peritarsi” come from?

peritarsi (Italian) comes from Latin pigritari, from Latin pigro, from Latin piger, from Latin pigeō, from Proto-Indo-European peyǵ- — inactive, reluctant.

peritarsi (Italian): to hesitate

Definitions

  1. to hesitate

Ancestry of “peritarsi”, step by step

peritarsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin pigritari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpigritaripresent active infinitive of pigritor
2LatinpigroI am indolent, slow, dilatory; I hesitate; dative...
3Latinpigerbackward, slow, dull, lazy, indolent, sluggish,...
4Latinpigeōto feel annoyance or reluctance at; to repent of
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyǵ-inactive, reluctant

via Italian perito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianperitoexpert, skillful; expert; surveyor
2Latinperītusskillful, skilled, expert, experienced, practised (+ genitive or in + ablative or ad + accusative)
3LatinperiorI go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanperh₃-to provide; bestow, give; to grant
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyǵ-Every word from Latin pigeōEvery word from Latin piger