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Where does “persuader” come from?

persuader (Middle French) comes from Latin persuadeo, from Latin per-, from Proto-Italic peri-.

persuader (Middle French): to persuade

Definitions

  1. to persuade

Ancestry of “persuader”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpersuadeoI persuade, convince; I prevail upon, persuade or...
2Latinper-Used to make adjectives or verbs that are "very"...
3Proto-Italicperi-—

Words derived from “persuader”

  • persuader
Every word from Proto-Italic peri- →