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Where does “peragrans” come from?

peragrans (Latin) comes from Latin peragro, from Latin ager, from Proto-Italic agros, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros — field, pasturage.

peragrans (Latin): wandering throughout, traversing; scouring

Definitions

  1. wandering throughout, traversing; scouring

Ancestry of “peragrans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinperagroI wander or travel through or over; pass through,...
2Latinagerfield, farm; land, estate, park; territory
3Proto-Italicagrosfield
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵrosfield, pasturage
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