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Where does “sempervirens” come from?

sempervirens (Latin) comes from Latin semper, from Latin -per, from Latin per, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos.

sempervirens (Latin): always flourishing or vigorous; evergreen

Definitions

  1. always flourishing or vigorous; evergreen

Ancestry of “sempervirens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsemperalways, ever
2Latin-perSuffix used in the formation of adverbs from...
3Latinperthrough, by means of; throughout, during
4LatinAd—
5Latinilliche, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that...
6Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
7LatinolleArchaic form of ille
8Proto-Italic*olnos—
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