Etymology Explorer › Latin

Where does “pernens” come from?

pernens (Latin) comes from Latin perneo, from Latin neo, from Proto-Italic nēō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin , to sew.

Definitions

Ancestry of “pernens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinperneoI spin out
2LatinneoI spin; weave, interlace, entwine; dative...
3Proto-Italicnēōspin, twine, twist
4Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin , to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →