Where does “pernitens” come from?
pernitens (Latin) comes from Latin perniteo, from Latin niteō, from Proto-Indo-European ney-, from Cebuano -hi.
Ancestry of “pernitens”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | perniteo | I shine brilliantly |
| 2 | Latin | niteō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ney- | to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited |
| 4 | Cebuano | -hi | — |