Where does “perpetratore” come from?
perpetratore (Italian) comes from Italian perpetrare, from Latin perpetro, from Latin patro, from Latin pater, from Proto-Italic patēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.
perpetratore (Italian): perpetrator
Definitions
- perpetrator
Ancestry of “perpetratore”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | perpetrare | to commit, perpetrate |
| 2 | Latin | perpetro | To carry through, complete, effect, bring about,... |
| 3 | Latin | patro | I bring about, accomplish; I ejaculate |
| 4 | Latin | pater | father; head of household; parent |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | patēr | father |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₂tḗr | father |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |