Where does “persuasif” come from?
persuasif (Middle French) comes from Medieval Latin persuasivus, from Latin persuadere, from Latin persuadeo, from Latin per-, from Proto-Italic peri-.
Ancestry of “persuasif”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | persuasivus | — |
| 2 | Latin | persuadere | present active infinitive of persuādeō;... |
| 3 | Latin | persuadeo | I persuade, convince; I prevail upon, persuade or... |
| 4 | Latin | per- | Used to make adjectives or verbs that are "very"... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | peri- | — |