Where does “perpétuo” come from?

perpétuo (Portuguese) comes from Latin perpetuus, from Latin -uus, from Proto-Italic *-wos, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

perpétuo (Portuguese): perpetual, everlasting, eternal

Definitions

  1. perpetual, everlasting, eternal

Ancestry of “perpétuo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinperpetuusperpetual, continuous, uninterrupted, constant,...
2Latin-uusforms adjectives on verbal stems
3Proto-Italic*-wos
4Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “perpétuo

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wósEvery word from Latin -uusEvery word from Latin perpetuus