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Where does “perago” come from?

perago (Latin) comes from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

perago (Latin): I pierce, transfix; I traverse; I harass

Definitions

  1. I pierce, transfix; I traverse; I harass

Ancestry of “perago”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinagō—
2Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “perago”

  • peract
  • peractus
  • peragens
  • peracturus
  • peragendus
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