Where does “perca” come from?

perca (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese perder, from Old Portuguese perder, from Latin perdo, from Latin -dō, from Proto-Germanic -dô, from Sicilian di, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.

perca (Portuguese): loss; perch

Definitions

  1. loss; perch

Ancestry of “perca”, step by step

perca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese perder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseperderto lose; to miss; to waste
2Old Portugueseperder
3LatinperdoI destroy, ruin, wreck; I waste, squander; I lose...
4Latin-dōto put
5Proto-Germanic-dô
6SiciliandiUsed to indicate possession, after the thing owned and before the owner; of; ’s
7Latinof; concerning; about
8Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
9Latinposteablative singular of postis
10Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via Latin perca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpercaa perch
2Ancient Greekπέρκηperch
3Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós
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