Where does “peruse” come from?
peruse (Latin) comes from Latin perusus, from Latin peruro, from Latin uro, from Proto-Italic ouzō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ews- — to burn.
peruse (Latin): vocative masculine singular of perusus
Definitions
- vocative masculine singular of perusus
Ancestry of “peruse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | perusus | burnt up |
| 2 | Latin | peruro | I burn completely; burn up, consume |
| 3 | Latin | uro | I burn, consume, inflame; to rage, to ravage |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | ouzō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ews- | to burn |