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Where does “pertingo” come from?

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

pertingo (Latin): I stretch or reach out; I extend

Definitions

  1. I stretch or reach out; I extend

Ancestry of “pertingo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintangō—
2Proto-Italic*tangō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandenḱ-to bite

Words derived from “pertingo”

  • pertingens
  • pertingendus
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