Where does “perecer” come from?
perecer (Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin peresco, from Latin pereo, from Latin eo, from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.
perecer (Spanish): to die, to perish; to long for
Definitions
- to die, to perish; to long for
Ancestry of “perecer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vulgar Latin | peresco | I perish |
| 2 | Latin | pereo | I perish, pass away, die, be ruined; I vanish,... |
| 3 | Latin | eo | I go, I move; I advance, I proceed, I progress; I... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | eō | I go |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | ejō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |
Words derived from “perecer”