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Where does “perciens” come from?

perciens (Latin) comes from Latin percio, from Latin percieo, from Latin per-, from Proto-Italic peri-.

Definitions

Ancestry of “perciens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpercioAlternative form of percieō
2LatinpercieoI move, rouse, stir up or excite greatly; I call...
3Latinper-Used to make adjectives or verbs that are "very"...
4Proto-Italicperi-—
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