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Where does “percido” come from?

percido (Latin) comes from Latin caedō, from Proto-Italic kaidō, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id-.

percido (Latin): I cut or beat to pieces, smash; I cut to pieces,...

Definitions

  1. I cut or beat to pieces, smash; I cut to pieces,...

Ancestry of “percido”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincaedō—
2Proto-Italickaidōto cut, to hew, to fell
3Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂id-—

Words derived from “percido”

  • percidens
  • percisurus
  • percisus
  • percidendus
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