Where does “perfixus” come from?
perfixus (Latin) comes from Latin perfigo, from Latin per-, from Proto-Italic peri-.
perfixus (Latin): transfixed
Ancestry of “perfixus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | perfigo | I pierce through, transfix |
| 2 | Latin | per- | Used to make adjectives or verbs that are "very"... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | peri- | — |