Where does “perito” come from?
perito (Italian) comes from Latin perītus, from Latin perior, from Proto-Indo-European perh₃- — to provide; bestow, give; to grant.
perito (Italian): expert, skillful; expert; surveyor
Definitions
- expert, skillful; expert; surveyor
Ancestry of “perito”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | perītus | skillful, skilled, expert, experienced, practised (+ genitive or in + ablative or ad + accusative) |
| 2 | Latin | perior | I go through |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | perh₃- | to provide; bestow, give; to grant |
Words derived from “perito”