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Where does “percellens” come from?

percellens (Latin) comes from Latin percello, from Latin per-, from Proto-Italic peri-.

Definitions

Ancestry of “percellens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpercelloI beat down; I overturn or upset; I strike or...
2Latinper-Used to make adjectives or verbs that are "very"...
3Proto-Italicperi-—
Every word from Proto-Italic peri- →