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Where does “per-” come from?

per- (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic peri-.

per- (Latin): Used to make adjectives or verbs that are "very"...

Definitions

  1. Used to make adjectives or verbs that are "very"...

Ancestry of “per-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicperi-—

Words derived from “per-”

  • person
  • personal
  • perfect
  • perfectly
  • permission
  • permanent
  • perception
  • permit
  • personnel
  • perceive
  • pardon
  • persistent
  • persuade
  • perpetual
  • permanently
  • perpendicular
  • interpersonal
  • persuasion
  • persist
  • pertaining
  • pertinent
  • piercing
  • perceiving
  • perpetually
Every word from Proto-Italic peri- →