Where does “per se” come from?

per se (Portuguese) comes from Latin per se, from Latin per, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.

per se (Portuguese): per se without considering extraneous factors

Definitions

  1. per se without considering extraneous factors

Ancestry of “per se”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinper seby itself
2Latinperthrough, by means of; throughout, during
3LatinAdtoward, to
4Latinilliche, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that...
5Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
6LatinolleArchaic form of ille
7Proto-Italic*olnosthat
Every word from Proto-Italic *olnosEvery word from Latin olleEvery word from Latin ille