Where does “perdo” come from?
perdo (Latin) comes from Latin -dō, from Proto-Germanic -dô, from Sicilian di, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.
perdo (Latin): I destroy, ruin, wreck; I waste, squander; I lose...
Definitions
- I destroy, ruin, wreck; I waste, squander; I lose...
Ancestry of “perdo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | -dō | to put |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | -dô | — |
| 3 | Sicilian | di | Used to indicate possession, after the thing owned and before the owner; of; ’s |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |