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Where does “pervasus” come from?

pervasus (Latin) comes from Latin pervādō, from Latin vādō, from Latin vadere, from Latin vado, from Proto-Italic wāðō, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- — to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse.

Ancestry of “pervasus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpervādō—
2Latinvādō—
3Latinvaderesecond-person singular present passive...
4LatinvadoI go, walk, rush; I ford, wade through
5Proto-Italicwāðōadvance, proceed, go
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂dʰ-to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse
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