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

  1. vocative masculine singular of perusus

Ancestry of “peruse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinperususburnt up
2LatinperuroI burn completely; burn up, consume
3LatinuroI burn, consume, inflame; to rage, to ravage
4Proto-Italicouzō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ews-to burn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ews- →Every word from Proto-Italic ouzō →Every word from Latin uro →