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Where does “Pero” come from?

Pero (Old Spanish) comes from Latin per hoc, from Latin hōc, from Proto-Indo-European gʰi-ḱe, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti, from Proto-West Germanic kwidu — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Ancestry of “Pero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinper hocby this
2Latinhōc—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰi-ḱethis, here
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
5Middle Englishkyt—
6Germankitt—
7Old High Germankuti—
8Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
9Proto-Germanickweduzresin
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
11Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “Pero”

  • perico
  • periquito
  • periquito
  • periko
  • Perico
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