Where does “perfidus” come from?
perfidus (Latin) comes from Latin per, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.
perfidus (Latin): That breaks his promise; faithless, false,...
Definitions
- That breaks his promise; faithless, false,...
Ancestry of “perfidus”, step by step
perfidus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin per
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | per | through, by means of; throughout, during |
| 2 | Latin | Ad | toward, to |
| 3 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 4 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 5 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |
via Latin fidēs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | fidēs | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | feiðos | faithful, reliable |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeydʰos | faithful, trustworthy |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeydʰ- | to compel, force; to trust |
Words derived from “perfidus”