Where does “perir” come from?

perir (Old French) comes from Latin pereō, from Latin eō, from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

perir (Old French): to die; to perish

Definitions

  1. to die; to perish

Ancestry of “perir”, step by step

perir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin pereō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpereōto perish, pass away, die, be ruined
2Latineōto go, to fare, to move (oneself) (any kind of animate or inanimate motion: walk, ride, sail, fly, etc.)
3Proto-ItaliceōI go
4Proto-Italicejō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

via Latin perīre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinperīre—

Words derived from “perir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Italic ejō →