Where does “periclitans” come from?

periclitans (Latin) comes from Latin perīclitor, from Latin -ito, from Latin -tō, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

periclitans (Latin): being in peril, danger

Definitions

  1. being in peril, danger

Ancestry of “periclitans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinperīclitorto try, prove or test
2Latin-itoForms frequentative verbs from existing verbs or...
3Latin-tōForms here
4Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
5Proto-Italic-tus
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Latin -tusEvery word from Latin -tō
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