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Where does “perterreo” come from?

perterreo (Latin) comes from Latin terreō, from Proto-Indo-European tres-, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine, from Latin terminus, from Proto-Italic termenos, from Proto-Indo-European térmn̥ — boundary, end.

perterreo (Latin): I frighten or terrify

Definitions

  1. I frighten or terrify

Ancestry of “perterreo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinterreō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeantres-to tremble
3Proto-Indo-Europeanter-tender, weak; young creature
4Italiantermineend, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word
5Latinterminusa boundary, limit, end
6Proto-Italictermenos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeantérmn̥boundary, end

Words derived from “perterreo”

  • perterrens
  • perterriturus
  • perterrendus
  • perterritus
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