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Where does “perdiciun” come from?

perdiciun (Old French) comes from Latin perditiō, from Latin perdo, from Latin -dō, from Proto-Germanic -dô, from Sicilian di, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.

perdiciun (Old French): the loss of one's soul, often to Satan

Definitions

  1. the loss of one's soul, often to Satan

Ancestry of “perdiciun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinperditiō—
2LatinperdoI destroy, ruin, wreck; I waste, squander; I lose...
3Latin-dō—
4Proto-Germanic-dô—
5Siciliandi—
6Latindē—
7Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
8Latinposteablative singular of postis
9Proto-Italicposti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “perdiciun”

  • perdition
  • perditionable
  • perdition
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