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Where does “sempervivum” come from?

sempervivum (Latin) comes from Latin sempervivus, from Latin semper, from Latin -per, from Latin per, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle.

Ancestry of “sempervivum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsempervivusever-living
2Latinsemperalways, ever
3Latin-perSuffix used in the formation of adverbs from...
4Latinperthrough, by means of; throughout, during
5LatinAd—
6Latinilliche, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that...
7Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
8LatinolleArchaic form of ille
9Proto-Italic*olnos—

Words derived from “sempervivum”

  • sempervive
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