Where does “perpetuate” come from?
perpetuate (Latin) comes from Latin perpetuo, from Latin perpetuus, from Latin -uus, from Proto-Italic *-wos, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
perpetuate (Latin): second-person plural present active imperative of...
Definitions
- second-person plural present active imperative of...
Ancestry of “perpetuate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | perpetuo | constantly; perpetually; To cause to continue... |
| 2 | Latin | perpetuus | perpetual, continuous, uninterrupted, constant,... |
| 3 | Latin | -uus | forms adjectives on verbal stems |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *-wos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |