Where does “perperam” come from?

perperam (Latin) comes from Latin perperus, from Proto-Indo-European pero-, from Ancient Greek πηρός, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.

perperam (Latin): wrongly, incorrectly

Definitions

  1. wrongly, incorrectly

Ancestry of “perperam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinperperusfaulty, defective, wrong
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpero-forward, beyond, around
3Ancient Greekπηρόςmaimed, disabled in a limb, invalid
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek πηρός →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pero- →