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Where does “perfixurus” come from?

perfixurus (Latin) comes from Latin perfigo, from Latin per-, from Proto-Italic peri-.

Definitions

Ancestry of “perfixurus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinperfigoI pierce through, transfix
2Latinper-Used to make adjectives or verbs that are "very"...
3Proto-Italicperi-—
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