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Where does “perse” come from?

perse (Italian) comes from Italian perdere, from Latin perdo, from Latin -dō, from Proto-Germanic -dô, from Sicilian di, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.

perse (Italian): third-person singular past historic of perdere;...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular past historic of perdere;...

Ancestry of “perse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianperdereto lose; to waste; to destroy
2LatinperdoI destroy, ruin, wreck; I waste, squander; I lose...
3Latin-dō—
4Proto-Germanic-dô—
5Siciliandi—
6Latindē—
7Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
8Latinposteablative singular of postis
9Proto-Italicposti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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