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Where does “perlopiù” come from?

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

perlopiù (Italian): for the most part, mostly, usually

Definitions

  1. for the most part, mostly, usually

Ancestry of “perlopiù”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianperfor; to; through
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—
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