Where does “perperus” come from?

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

perperus (Latin): faulty, defective, wrong

Definitions

  1. faulty, defective, wrong

Ancestry of “perperus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpero-forward, beyond, around
2Ancient Greekπηρόςmaimed, disabled in a limb, invalid
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt

Words derived from “perperus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₁-Every word from Ancient Greek πηρόςEvery word from Proto-Indo-European pero-