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Where does “perītus” come from?

perītus (Latin) comes from Latin perior, from Proto-Indo-European perh₃- — to provide; bestow, give; to grant.

Ancestry of “perītus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinperiorI go through
2Proto-Indo-Europeanperh₃-to provide; bestow, give; to grant
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