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Where does “perecível” come from?

perecível (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese perecer, from Old Portuguese perir, 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.

perecível (Portuguese): perishable

Definitions

  1. perishable

Ancestry of “perecível”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseperecerto perish, die
2Old Portugueseperir—
3Latinpereō—
4Latineō—
5Proto-ItaliceōI go
6Proto-Italicejō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

Words derived from “perecível”

  • imperecível
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →