Where does “pertentans” come from?

pertentans (Latin) comes from Latin pertento, from Latin per-, from Proto-Italic peri-.

pertentans (Latin): testing, trying

Definitions

  1. testing, trying

Ancestry of “pertentans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpertentoI test, try, experiment; I explore thoroughly
2Latinper-Used to make adjectives or verbs that are "very"...
3Proto-Italicperi-—
Every word from Proto-Italic peri- →Every word from Latin per- →Every word from Latin pertento →
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