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Where does “pertingens” come from?

pertingens (Latin) comes from Latin pertingo, from Latin tangō, from Proto-Italic *tangō, from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- — to bite.

pertingens (Latin): reaching, stretching, extending

Definitions

  1. reaching, stretching, extending

Ancestry of “pertingens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpertingoI stretch or reach out; I extend
2Latintangō—
3Proto-Italic*tangō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandenḱ-to bite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- →