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Where does “persuadere” come from?

persuadere (Italian) comes from Latin persuadeo, from Latin per-, from Proto-Italic peri-.

persuadere (Italian): to persuade, convince

Definitions

  1. to persuade, convince

Ancestry of “persuadere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpersuadeoI persuade, convince; I prevail upon, persuade or...
2Latinper-Used to make adjectives or verbs that are "very"...
3Proto-Italicperi-—

Words derived from “persuadere”

  • impersuadibile
  • persuadibile
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