Where does “perpetra” come from?
perpetra (Romanian) comes from French perpétrer, from Latin perpetro, from Latin patro, from Latin pater, from Proto-Italic patēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.
perpetra (Romanian): to perpetrate
Definitions
- to perpetrate
Ancestry of “perpetra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | perpétrer | to commit, perpetrate (a crime) |
| 2 | Latin | perpetro | To carry through, complete, effect, bring about,... |
| 3 | Latin | patro | I bring about, accomplish; I ejaculate |
| 4 | Latin | pater | father; head of household; parent |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | patēr | father |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₂tḗr | father |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |