Where does “periclitate” come from?
periclitate (Romanian) comes from Romanian periclita, from French péricliter, from Latin perīclitor, from Latin -ito, from Latin -tō, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
periclitate (Romanian): danger
Definitions
- danger
Ancestry of “periclitate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | periclita | to be in danger, in peril |
| 2 | French | péricliter | to be in danger, in peril; to go downhill, go to... |
| 3 | Latin | perīclitor | to try, prove or test |
| 4 | Latin | -ito | Forms frequentative verbs from existing verbs or... |
| 5 | Latin | -tō | Forms here |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |