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Where does “perennis” come from?

perennis (Latin) comes from Latin folium, from Proto-Italic *foljom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃yom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

perennis (Latin): perennial; continual, everlasting, perpetual

Definitions

  1. perennial; continual, everlasting, perpetual

Ancestry of “perennis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfoliuma leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper
2Proto-Italic*foljom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰolh₃yomleaf
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “perennis”

  • perennial
  • perennially
  • perenniality
  • perennity
  • perennibranchiate
  • perennialize
  • nonperennial
  • perennialization
  • philosophia perennis
  • perenniation
  • perenne
  • perennidad
  • perennifolio
  • perenne
  • perennità
  • pérennisation
  • pérenniser
  • pérenne
  • perenemente
  • perene
  • perenne
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