Where does “per” come from?
per (Latin) comes from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.
per (Latin): through, by means of; throughout, during
Definitions
- through, by means of; throughout, during
Ancestry of “per”, step by step
per traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin Ad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Ad | toward, to |
| 2 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 3 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 4 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |
via Latin Mīlle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Mīlle | thousand; 1000 |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | smīɣeslī | thousand |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ | — |