Where does “pernecatus” come from?
pernecatus (Latin) comes from Latin pernecō, from Latin necō, from Latin nex, from Proto-Italic neks, from Proto-Indo-European neḱs, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.
Definitions
Ancestry of “pernecatus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pernecō | to kill, slay outright |
| 2 | Latin | necō | to kill, murder (especially without physical wounding such as by poison or hunger) |
| 3 | Latin | nex | murder, slaughter, killing; violent death |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | neks | death, slaughter |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | neḱs | death |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | neḱ- | to perish, disappear |