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Where does “percello” come from?

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

percello (Latin): I beat down; I overturn or upset; I strike or...

Definitions

  1. I beat down; I overturn or upset; I strike or...

Ancestry of “percello”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinper-Used to make adjectives or verbs that are "very"...
2Proto-Italicperi-—

Words derived from “percello”

  • percellens
  • perculsurus
  • percellendus
  • perculsus
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