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Where does “peresce” come from?

peresce (Old French) comes from Latin pigritia, from Latin -itia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

peresce (Old French): laziness

Definitions

  1. laziness

Ancestry of “peresce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpigritiasloth, sluggishness, laziness, indolence
2Latin-itia-ness, -ity
3Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
4Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
5Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “peresce”

  • paresseusement
  • paresse
  • paresseux
  • pares
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →