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Where does “persuadere” come from?

persuadere (Latin) comes from Latin persuadeo, from Latin per-, from Proto-Italic peri-.

persuadere (Latin): present active infinitive of persuādeō;...

Definitions

  1. present active infinitive of persuādeō;...

Ancestry of “persuadere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpersuadeoI persuade, convince; I prevail upon, persuade or...
2Latinper-Used to make adjectives or verbs that are "very"...
3Proto-Italicperi-—

Words derived from “persuadere”

  • persuasion
  • overpersuasion
  • mispersuasion
  • unpersuasion
  • persuasio
  • persuadir
  • persuadere
  • impersuadibile
  • persuadibile
  • persuasion
  • persuadir
  • persuadir
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